A small kindness, a confluence of compassion, had saved his life. Was that strength, or a weakness?

Being true to yourself is always the right thing to do.""Is it? Even if you're a monster?

I'm not interested in fame at all.

I'm not out to prove anything to anybody.

Always having to have the last word is a bad trait. Pisses people off.

I'm a child of God. God is my mommy, my daddy. That's the only thing that'll keep my head up. If I don't remember who I am in him, I'm done.

Most of the pack would rather have Darryl mad at them than Auriele.

Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental health.

It is an unpleasant thing to go to bed without supper, it is a still less pleasant thing not to sup and not to know where one is to sleep.

You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.