Was it really this easy, once you escaped, to just not care?

Don't think or judge, just listen.

I can say I made a lot of mistakes, but I don't regret things. Because at least I didn't spend a life standing outside, wondering what living would be like.

The truth was, I wasn't sure. But I wanted to keep believing people could change, and it was certainly easier to do so when you were in the midst of it.

I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left to study, or sleep, or just breathe. I felt pulled in all directions, fighting to keep all these obligations circling in the air above me. It was only a matter of time before something fell.

The fate of your heart is your choice and no one else gets a vote

It was like when you ripped a piece of paper into two: no matter how you tried, the seams never fit exactly right again.