“There is a measure of safety in blindness, but you can't find happiness in safety, no matter how much you want to.”

“Right then I should have also thought about the curve balls coming my way, but sometimes it’s really hard to see things until theyhit you upside the head. Then it’s too late.”

“...I'll stumble through all the words, knowing I couldn't begin to tell her what I'm feeling. There're no words for that.”

“His safety was more important than anything to me. Even if he would never know enough to understand that.”

“Living is a risk,” I snapped at him. “Every decision, every interaction, every step, every time you get out of bed in the morning, you take a risk. To survive is to know you’re taking that risk and to not get out of bed clutching illusions of safety.”

“Love is like water,' Fi murmured, 'You can't squish it down and make it any smaller. No matter how you squeeze it,' she held Kiara close as her chest tightened. 'It just keeps busting out. So when you lose someone, you don't lose the love. It stays with you just as big in your heart as it always was. We may want the ache to go away, but we can't give up the love. So you live with both.”

“Be yourself and you will find, who minds doesn't matter and who matters won't mind.”