"Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating."He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just...want to see it again. Want to see you awake."
"A brave man acknowledges the strength of others."
"Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now."
"I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different."
"Eric called Al's suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother's death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option."
"That is death - shifting from "is"to "was."