“She knew it was the right decision, even though she was still scared. Doing nothing would achieve nothing.”

“Doesn't seem right, does it? A split second to lose him and a lifetime to grieve over him.”

“Because I'm dangerous. I don't mean to be but I am. I'm dangerous to be around, dangerous to everybody. I cause harm. I might even harm you. And I couldn't bear that.”

“I feel apart from everything and a part of everything.”

“Days, weeks, months, years," said the boy. "Minutes and hours and seconds. I don't know about any of those things.”

“There could never be innocence in a world without justice.”

“My book shelf is never empty because an empty one would steal my imagination.”