Desperation can make a person do surprising things.

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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you," I say. "Controlling you is.

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Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.

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Change, like healing, takes time.

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Let the guilt teach you how to behave next time.

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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.

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My skepticism is strong, but my curiosity is stronger.

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Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.

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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.

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There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.

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