“Just because we are dead does not make us smart.”

“Being brave along does not make us smart.”

“Being brave alone does not make us smart.”

“We are two different people, Ethan. Just because you could never decide which one of us you were in love with does not make us interchangeable.”

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”

“They're titles other people give us. They don't make us who we are. If you're just a slave, then I'm nothing more than a Principe. Is that all I am, Haven? A Mafia Prince?"No, of course not."That's what I thought," he said. "Just because some people see us that way doesn't mean it's what we are. We'll overcome our labels together. They don't matter, they don't make us who we are. We make us who are are. Fuck those motherfuckers."She laughed. "When did you get so smart?""Baby, I've always been smart," he said playfully. "I'm just lazy as hell and rarely show it.”