It is more important for you to be safe than right, for the time being. Understand? (...) But please, when you see an opportunity...ruin them

Grabbing hold of facts in the midst of shock is very Erudite of him.

I will be my undoing, If I become my obsession. I will forget the ones I love, If I do not serve them. I will war with others, If I refuse to see them. Therefore, I choose to turn away From my reflection, To rely not on myself But on my brothers and sisters, To project always outward Until I disappear [And only God remains.]

The person you became with her is worth being.

They died for me,” I say. That feels important

My body rises with the water. Instead of kicking my feet to stay abreast of it, I push all the air from my lungs and sink to the bottom. The water muffles my ears. I feel its movement over my face. I think about snorting the water into my lungs so it kills me faster, but I can't bring myself to do it. I blow bubbles from my mouth. Relax. I close my eyes. My lungs burn.

But I think that no matter how smart, people usually see what they're already looking for, that's all.