“This is my truth. Mom, she sees the future. Me, I can’t look beyond the past. I wish I could.”

“...and I was afraid because I knew I had outgrown my past before I could see a path to my future.”

“I look at you and everything just makes sense. And I can’t see another day in my future without you in it.”

“A world of "if"s, but it would make no difference. If I could go back in time... but I couldn't. The past was behind me. The best thing now would be to stop looking over my shoulder. It was time to forget the past and look to the present and future.”

“I take four or five heavy steps beyond the front door and Mom comes rushing down the hallway. "Shane! What in the hell-" Now she sees me, in all my dignified glory. I tell her I'm fine. Swear I stuck up for my sister, not an alien but an angel. By the time I get to, "I think I might need stitches," Mom is my mommy. She may have forgotten my birthday. But today she remembers me.”

“I can’t undo the past. But in the future, I will gladly lay my life down for you, brother. (Styxx)”