“Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.”

“Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn't have this guilt -- the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing it down where no one can see it, not even Tobias. Maybe I should not be so afraid of saying anything, because honesty will make me feel lighter.”

“Let the guilt teach you how to behave next time,”

“Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.”

“Guilt [is] a tool, rather than a weapon against the self.”

“For someone so small, you're heavy, Stiff," he mutters.”

“The only reason I haven't shot you yet is because he's the one who should get to do it," I say. "Stay away from him or I'll decide I no longer care.”