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

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

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

“You can’t undo something that’s happened; you can’t take back a word that’s already been said out loud.”

“Talking out loud to fictional characters is just the tip of the iceberg.”

“You can run but you can't hide... but I can try. I feel air catch in my lungs and I get a cramp in my side and this pain, this wonderful physical pain that I can place, reminds me that after all I am still alive. ”