“Love without trust. The difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul”

“without understanding and respect, even love could turn into a trap all too easily”

“We should never, ever believe life- or history- holds no surprises for us. That way lies arrogance. And arrogance can blind us to the truth . . . Any truth. All truth.”

“Saying that you love is easy, but living up to those simple words is the most difficult thing you'll ever do.”

“There are things in the human mind that are not meant to be seen or touched, things seldom even acknowledged by our conscious selves. Fantasies, impulses, rages, hatreds, primitive instincts. They're buried deep, usually, and that's where they belong.”

“if I've learned anything through all this, it's that you can't build walls around the people you care about. You can't do it to keep them near or to keep them safe. Even if they could stand the prison, that kind of control is still an illusion. To fate, the walls are made of air”

“Sometimes reality is better than dreams”