I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself.

I don't know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted him to share it with me. But he couldn't change his life for me. And I couldn't sacrifice my life to be with him

his thumbs ran over my cheeks. Our foreheads touched. My dreamscape scorched. He set fire to the poppies

They'd branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number.

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.

I was born in 1991, and Harry Potter came out in 97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.

I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice.