Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

Respect doesn't come without a little resentment.

I mean, it's like we all get our raw materials from our families―but it's up to us whether we build bridges or bombs.

We move in and out of darkness and light all our lives. Right now I'm pleased to be in the light.

Their fate rested entirely on me. I could save them by telling the truth. I could destroy them by lying. No one should have that much power.

The sad truth about humanity...is that people believe what they're told. Maybe not the first time, but by the hundredth time, the craziest of ideas just becomes a given.

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.