They don't matter. I thought I had to prove something, and I did, to myself. There's nothing left for me to prove. I can move on with my life.

The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey.

Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope.

But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.

We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.

Minnesotans hate zeal. Zeal is right up there on the list of suspicious emotional behaviors like joy and despair. Always err on the side of blandness.

I'm telling you, you did what you believed you had to do through all of this. Not what was easiest or best for you. You did what you did, and you're owning it. And I don't know ten men who would be brave enough to do that.