“Obeying orders just to obey is the mark of a person who has ceased to think. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.”

“The grief in her green eyes slips then hardens and, for an instant, Pendleton sees the woman she has become and has no right being, not at sixteen.”

“But sticking to rules just because they're there does not make them right. You need to learn when the rules should be broken.”

“I don't know what I expected.No, I'm lying. I know what I wanted.”

“What about study hall? Shouldn't I go to the library? "What for, Ms. Lord?" Mr. anderson said. "You're with me”

“Sometimes you don't know what you need until it's gone”

“What's the point of not taking chances? I don't know if I could stand living my whole life afraid.”