“That doesn’t sound quite right to me—what choice did I have but to survive?”

“They placed me on a pedestal from the day I was born! What choice did I have but to be perfect!”

“she doesn’t really have a sense of humor. I think she’d like to have one—it’s just that she doesn’t quite understand what jokes are for.”

“This doesn’t have to be hard, Mr. Carter. Tell me what you did or I promise that you’ll never be able to look at yourself in the mirror again.”

“The problem is, i don't know what choice is the right oneholder: That's because none of them are the right choice. Sometimes you have to choose between a bunch of wrong choices and no right ones. You just have to choose which wrong choice feels the least wrong”

“Surviving is a basic thing. Getting by. Staying alive in whatever way we can. It doesn't mean we make right choices or drive fine cars or have good jobs. It means we found a way not to die. I survived.”