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

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

“...because he believed that if you wanted to get rid of a hole, you filled it. He had not realized at the time that there were all sorts of filler that took up space, but had no substance. That made you feel just as empty.”

“Doing the right thing for someone else occasionally means doing something that feels wrong to you.”

“If you didn't remember something happening, was it because it never had happened? Or because you wished it hadn't?”

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

“Just so you know: if this ever happens to you, you will not be ready.”