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The damage was permanent; there would always be scars. But even the angriest scars faded over time until it was difficult to see them written on the s...more

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You didn't get past something like that, you go through it -- and for that reason alone, I understood more about her than she ever would have guessed.

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I always hated when my scars started to fade, because as long as I could still see them, I knew why I was hurting.

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There are kinds of pain that you can't speak out loud.

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Cara: I used to believe everything my brother told me, because he was older and I figured he knew more about the world. But as it turns out, being a g...more

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Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.

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You know, he told me once, completely exasperated, you've got one glass of water inside your head, with all the tears for a lifetime. If you waste the...more

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Edward: You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal? he used to say to me. A plan.

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The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

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It was easier for girls. They could say This hurts, or I don’t like how this feels, and have the complaint be socially acceptable. Boys, though, didn’...more

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Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting.

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She sobbed the way she did everything else- with passion and excess.