...there is power in self-sacrifice.

I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe.

Little girl, he called me. A little girl who is stressed out to the point of paranoia. That is not me, but now, it's who the Candor think I am.

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

What's this about flashing underwear?" says Uriah, sidestepping a bunk. "Whatever it is, I'm in.

Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you," I say. "Controlling you is.

Change, like healing, takes time.