With four? Doing a little... Addition? Multiplication?

So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?

My father says that those who want power and get it live in terror of losing it. That's why we have to give power to those who do not want it.

Eric called Al's suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother's death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option.

"But please, when you see an opportunity..." He presses his hand to my cheek, cold and strong, and tilts my head up so I have to look at him. His eyes glint. They almost look predatory. "Ruin them."

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.

Life's something we already understand. Death is a mystery.