I'm sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what's wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.

Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places.

Sometimes I still forget to look for the gentler parts of her. For so long all I saw was the strength, standing out like the wiry muscles in her arms or the black ink marking her collarbone with flight.

Because even a sliver of distance between us is infuriating.

Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.

Then everyone can call you Six.” “Four and Six,” I say.

Insurgent, he says. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.