Be careful, though." "Aren't I always?" "No, I think the word for how you usually are is 'reckless.

Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it.

Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that people do evil things and that desperation leads them to darker places than they ever imagined, I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me. But if I saw her, I wouldn't recognize her.

Soon I will honor my parents by dying as they died. and if all they believed about death was true, soon I will join them in whatever comes next.

Not like Tobias, who is almost shy when he smiles, like he is surprised you bothered to look at him in the first place.

Psyche you out?" I repeat. "I'm your FRIEND. I wouldn't do that." He doesn't say anything. I can tell he doesn't believe me-not quite.

It's strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.