We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.

In some parts of the ancient world, the hawk symbolized the sun. Back when I got this, I figured if I always had the sun on me, I wouldn't be afraid of the dark

Inquisitiveness is self-serving, Johanna. -Marcus Eaton

I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.

What is it with you today?” says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face. “Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.

I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.

Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.' 'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.