“War is a big word; it’s cruel, it’s hard, nobody wants that. Protecting yourself sounds much better. Putting up walls, shutting everyone out. And forgetting that those who you are so afraid of—they’re not all that different from you.”

“Bravery could only be found inside of fear. So she bore the feeling. After all, it was just a feeling.”

“We are all haunted. Some more than others. We are all hurt in our own unique ways. But whatever happened to us, it doesn’t matter. None of it matters. You’ll be fine. Just never forget that you are not what happened to you. You are who you choose to become.”

“Trying to destroy darkness is like trying to crush water. It will always be a part of you, whether you admit it or not.”

“Darkness will come knocking. It will offer everything you never had. But its gift is just a cheap knockoff of something it cannot be. Never accept the hand of the Beast.”

“Healing the hurt is much harder than not hurting them at all.”

“Darkness swallows everything, even pain. That’s what makes it so tempting. Comforting. It disguises weakness as strength.”

“War is a big word; it’s cruel, it’s hard, nobody wants that. Protecting yourself sounds much better. Putting up walls, shutting everyone out. And forgetting that those who you are so afraid of—they’re not all that different from you.”

“What a lot of humans fail to see is that they don't need to do anything to be valuable--they already are.”

“Understanding doesn't leave room for anger, hurt or fear.”

“You don't know someone until you've seen their darkness.”