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1 " I want to be a fly on the wall. Unseen. Unnoticed. But then I’d have to stop lighting things on fire. That’s not going to happen. "
― Halo Scot , Edge of the Breach (Rift Cycle, #1)
2 " Where do I go from here? What road do I travel down where you are not by my side? What life do I lead where you are not there to guide me? "
3 " We were supposed to survive together. We were supposed to leave and live and grow old together. But instead, his death is a sacrifice for my life, a life I no longer want. "
4 " Everyone blames the victim. And then the victim becomes the villain. "
5 " Rape is something I can never understand and will never tolerate. I might take their lives, but I don’t take their souls. "
6 " You don’t love someone once. Love isn’t something you lose. Once it’s born, it stays. Sometimes dormant. Sometimes hidden. But it’s always there. "
7 " With no release, my mind cannibalizes itself. "
8 " Everyone deserves a chance, deserves sympathy. Even the monsters. Especially the monsters. "
9 " Punishment is rarely the suffering we endure and almost always the suffering we watch others endure. "
10 " Presume. See? There it is. Your breeding. Your culture. The way you use language like a lawyer. A good family. A good education. Vocabulary reveals who you are. "
11 " Most people find it difficult to think outside the box, whereas we spend most of our time outside the box looking in. "
12 " She’s afraid of me. Afraid of my grief. Afraid it’s contagious. I am a reminder of mortality. "
13 " Oh, how I wish you were here, brother. What I wouldn’t give to show you the stars. "
14 " The new world would call me unbalanced. The ancients would call me possessed. And that’s what I feel, clawing at the bounds of my ravaged psyche. "
15 " Life is too short for judgment, and love is too rare to lose. "
16 " I thought it would be difficult to masquerade as a good man, but I’ve found it frighteningly simple. "
17 " I promised myself I’d only rid society of the criminals, not the idiots. Maybe I should reassess my reasoning. "
18 " They look like they are happy. But I look like I am sane. We both know that’s not true. "
19 " But gentlemen don’t f*ck and tell. Or kill and tell. Good thing for you, I’m no gentleman. "
20 " A man alone is suspicious. A man with friends is excusable. "
