The thing was, if I had found a way to escape- even for just a little while- I knew the pain would be there waiting for me when I got back.

It does, Tennyson, because there’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. There’s a fine line between being assertive and being a bully. And you’re on the wrong side of both lines.

They say you never know who's the real hero and who's the real coward until you're looking death in the face. I've always been afraid of plenty of things, but fear isn't what makes you a coward. It's how depraved your heart becomes when fear gets pumped through it.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

It was at that moment he realized that his spirit was truly human once more. For he no longer remembered how to be alone without being lonely.

You should never apologize for existing, Lev. Not even to all those people out there who wish you didn't.

Should I push him or should I throw him?" Howie asks. "Do what comes naturally," I yelled back. "I don't know," he says. "This is a very unnatural thing.