“The things you think about when you're a hair's breath away from getting yourself killed.”

“It was that stages-of-anger thing. I was shocked and then I got pissed and then I fought like hell … and then I went numb. They called it acceptance, but it wasn’t. It’s what happens when you have only two choices: live with the monster, or kill yourself.”

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

“I didn't throw the paper away.Maybe I should have.Oh, the things you know in retrospect.”

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

“Follow your heart. Just don't get lost.”

“So I need the story, Jenna. I need the truth.Right, like the two are the same thing.”