“Sometimes our lives can change so fast that the change outpaces our minds and hearts.”

“Sometimes," Jem said, "our lives can change so fast that the change outpaces our minds and hearts. It's those times, I think, when our lives have altered but we still long for the time before everything was altered-- that is when we feel the greatest pain. I can tell you, though, from experience, you grow accustomed to it. You learn to live your new life, and you can't imagine, or even really remember, how things were before.”

“We are ever capable of change and ever capable of being our better selves”

“Sometimes carrying the burden of an upsetting truth, and hiding it, is actually a gift you give to someone else. You bear that burden, so they don’t have to, in a situation where telling them will change nothing.”

“Do reasons matter when there's nothing that can be done to change things.”

“Those of us who do not live forever do not like change perhaps as much as those of you who do.”

“What you're blaming yourself for is being who you are. And that's no one's fault and nothing you can change.”