“Just because you didn't speak the facts out loud didn't erase their existence. Silence was just a quieter way to lie.”

“Until I understood why you didn't cry, even though it hurt: there are kinds of pain you couldn't speak out loud.”

“Just because you didn't put a name to something did not mean it wasn't there.”

“Just because you had every right to feel sorry for yourself didn't mean you ever took the opportunity to do so.”

“There are kinds of pain that you can't speak out loud.”

“What you didn't tell someone was just as debilitating as what you did.”

“Even though it hurt, there are kinds of pain you couldn't speak out loud.”