“And it's not my fault that I have a penchant for good breeding, reasonable intelligence, and passable personal hygiene, not necessarily in that order.”

“I hoped that she knew the truth--that it wasn't her fault, or my fault, or even his fault. No matter how many times I wanted to believe it was. This was my life, and this is how it was ending.”

“Not bein' right isn't always somebody's fault. Sometimes it's just a fact, like the cards you pull.”

“It's hard to imagine a place like that really exists. People have been judging me my whole life.”

“Good for you, Ethan." That's what my poor mama would've said. Ma'am.”

“I am a friend. I have in my possession two thousand assorted buttons, eight hundred keys, and only one friend. Perhaps it is not something you can understand. I have not often been one before. I will be now.”

“I may have been a Wayward, but my way was full of people who loved me. They were the only way I knew”