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Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I want to be.I can.I believe it.

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If they told us what to believe, and we didn't come to it on our own, is it still true?

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I understand why she did all those things, but that doesn't mean we aren't still broken.

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If she's in pain now she doesn't show it; she just closes her eyes and surrenders, and that is worse than her screaming for help, somehow.

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I'll only go if there's cake.~Tobias "Four

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We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.

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Sometimes I forget that I can hurt you. That you are capable of being hurt

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Stupid. Why do people want to pretendthat death is sleep? It isn’t. It isn’t

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Aren’t you going to ask me if I’m all right?” I say.“No, I’m pretty sure you’re not all right.”He shakes his head. “I’m going to ask you not to make a...more

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What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wra...more

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If you see someone in trouble, you should help them. Experiment or not.

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People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

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My mother wasn't a fool," I say. "She just understood something you didn't. That it's not sacrifice if it's someone else's life you're giving away, it...more

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But when I do feel all the strength go out of me, and I fall to my knees beside the table and I think I cry, then, or at least I want to, and everythi...more

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It happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt."We stay in the silence and the loneliness of ...more