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“Her kiss could kill us, and my consent signed our death certificates, selfishly and without control. (Eric)”
“His entire presence was like gravity, impossible to forget, possible to believe in, a theory merged into a law.”
“The rules of life are nothing that cannot be fixed.”
“I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all, I thought of how I didn't regret any of it.”
“War makes animals of men, and we can't let that happen to us. If we do, we won't have any chance of survival.”
“She was always daydreaming. She never wanted to live in the real world; she always seemed to be separated from other children her age. They couldn’t understand her or her imagination. She was always thinking outside of the box, breaking rules, and only following what her heart told her was right.”
“...the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric)”
“I knew nothing of death, and, for some unexplainable reason, I was beginning to feel guilty for that. -Jessica”
“I’m not mad. I already told you that. We all have mistakes in our past...and our future. It’s a fact of life.”
“I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but fights weren’t always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)”
“I wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)”
“Fate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into it. We had no escape. It was happening, and it was up to me to guarantee our survival of it. (Eric)”
“I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time.”
“What fueled this hatred? Society.”
“Identity was everything, but it seemed I never had one. (Jessica)”
“I wasn’t sure what was worse: being oblivious or living within reality. (Eric)”
“Sometimes, people meant it when they smiled. Other times, they smiled because they wanted to mean it.”
“His resonating stare fluttered through my memory, and I shivered. I hadn’t seen kindness in his pupils. I only saw intensity, and, I hated to admit it, but he was beyond intimidating. He was overwhelming. (Jessica)”
“Anyone could be anybody. (Eric)”
“Her kiss was a good-bye and a promise and a dream.”