“Don't you dare try to apologize." His voice shakes. "This is not something you can bandage with a word or two and some hugging, or something.”
“You're not going to try to hug me or something, are you?" Phenex grumbled. "You've been into some weird shit since you got married.”
“Dare: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.I dare you. Three stupid words.”
“Don't dare to be different, dare to be yourself - if that doesn't make you different then something is wrong.”
“If you don't stop apologizing, you're going to convince me you've done something wrong.”
“How do you know when an apology is true—when it means something, or can change something, or will last outside the moment?”