Emmy, the events we lived through taught me to be sure of nothing about other people. They taught me to expect danger around every corner. They taught me to understand that there are people in this world that mean you harm, And sometimes, they're the people who say they love you.

You can be special without being extraordinary.

Was true love when you wanted to slap someone and kiss him madly at the same time?

Nothing that had happened in the past could be taken away. This was an amazing gift. The past was done and over and settled; you couldn't get it back, but still, whatever good you had gotten from it, spiritually, emotionally, would be yours for your lifetime.

Sometimes the people who mean you harm, are the ones that say they love you.

If it ought to be done, then apply yourself to it strenuously

Always remember: In the end, the surviver gets to tell the story.