“I promised myself that no matter where I went, what I did, I'd never take anything for granted again.”

“I'd fought hard, and I learned that I could take a hit and keep going. And I'd never let myself get knocked down again”

“and never really thought I'd amount to anything. It was precisely what I wanted the whole world to think; then I could sneak in, if that's what they wanted, and sneak out again, which I did.”

“I had been lying to myself, thinking I was free, thinking I had let him go. It didn't matter what he said or did, I'd never let him go." - Belly Conklin”

“I'd never seen anything more beautiful - even as I ran, gasping and screaming, I could appreciate that. And the last seven months meant nothing. And his words in the forest meant nothing. And it did not matter if he did not want me. I would never want anything but him, no matter how long I lived.”

“I told myself no matter what she did i would not let the b**** take me down”