“I could think whatever I wanted to, but realized that any promises I made myself were destined to be broken.”

“[I] don't think I was trying to kill myself. I just wanted to hurt, and understand exactly whay I was hurting. This made sense: you cut, you felt pain, period.”

“Into the silence rips a sound that makes me let go of Max's hand and cover my ears. It is like the strafe of a bullet, nails on a chalkboard, promises being broken. It's a note I have never heard - this chord of pure pain - and it takes a moment to realize it is coming from me.”

“When the door opens, I realize that the only thing worse than waiting is the moment you realize a decision has been made.”

“After sticking out life, I hope it's whatever you want it to be.”

“I don't want to make the same mistake twice. I don't want to tell myself it's over when it's not.”

“So you see, the real question isn't how I left this world to go to the woods.It's how I made myself come back.”