Page 41: *"...every man has the right to choose his own way in this world."
Page 73: "I can't cry not here. I have to calm down." "Someone who looks so strong shouldn't act so weak."
Page 90: *"--a reminder of where she was, as well as a reminder of where she is now." "Maybe there is a way to honor my old life as I embrace my new one."
Page 102: "Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we don't reply on it."
Page 111: "...and I think too much and nothing at all."4
Page 124: "I should focus on getting better...not on how badly I did yesterday."
Page 139: "What good is a prepared body if you have a scattered mind?"
Page 145: "I ignore my fear,...When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist." "To me there's a different between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does."
Page 190: "No. I guess it was because...I think it's important to protect people. To stand up for people."
Page 191: "My father used to say that sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them."
Page 192: "Awkwardness aside, it is nice to be liked."
Page 206: "We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another."
Page 223: "We are not the same. But we are, somehow, one."
Page 268: "And just because I have room for improvement doesn't mean I'm worthless, or that I have nothing offer to, like, the world." "...but sometimes love is easy, too. When you find it."
Page 237: "Learning how to think in the midst of fear,...is a lesson that everyone,...needs to learn."
Page 238: "Whatever you are, you are not a failure."
Page 239: "But becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that's the point." *"Maybe what I saw as fearless was actually fear under control."
Page 289: "...and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong."
Page 299: "And somewhere within me, I find a smile too." "Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person."
Page 311: "and it's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest."
Page 313: "Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up."
Page 315: "...Maybe there's more we all could have done." "--guilt as a tool, rather than a weapon against the self."
Page 320: "I feel like I'm witnessing the beginning of something, but I am not sure what it will be."
Page 325: "Maybe talking about it will help us...somehow."
Page 333: *"You can't be fearless, remember?... Because you still care about things. About your life."
Page 346: *"That is all I need: to remember who I am."
Page 333: *"You can't be fearless, remember?... Because you still care about things. About your life."
Page 346: *"That is all I need: to remember who I am."
Page 348: "a calm mind is a clear mind."
Page 366: "Sometimes I forget that I can hurt you. That you are capable of being hurt." "He did what he did because he believed in my strength."
Page 442: "But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking..."
Page 451: "...it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option."
Page 458: "Half of bravery is perspective."
Page 469: "...and I will not be able to stop, will not be able to think of anything, until I reach the end."
Page 475: "But I just know, I know what the right thing to do is."
Page 476: "...there is power in self-sacrifice."
