the choices we made today were templates for the future.

Hey Sydney," she said, giving me a small, crooked smile as she entered the room. Her flashing, dark eyes were friendly, but they were also assessing everything in the room, much as Eddie's gaze was. It was a guardian thing. Rose was about my height and dressed very casually in jeans and a red tank top. But, as always, there was something as exotic and dangerous about her beauty that made her stand out from everyone else. She was like a tropical flower in this dark, stuffy room. One that could kill you.

You understand your responsibilities better than guardians twice your age. You'll do what you have to do to succeed.

Well there you go. Even a psychopath recognized your worth enough to want to kill someone else first." I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He thought there was no hope for him. Me? I can't imagine a world without hope.

The best jury of your peers that you’ll ever find is…well, you. Only you know what you’re capable of and what you want to be.

This was the last thing I expected. You destroy my life and then feed me some inspiratonal philosophy.