It's hard to know what's right in this life, ' she said. 'We do what we can, but what we really need is mercy. Do you know who taught me that?' A grin. 'You.'"P459

Yeah, well, we're all afraid." I sighed. "The angry more than most, I think.

Freedom. He offered it like someone who didn't know what it meant, someone who had never had it taken away."pg 185

I know what it is to become something you hate, I know how it hurts. But life is full of hurt. And your capacity for baring it is much greater than you believe."pg 287

What a person did when they were in pain said a lot about them.pg 459

Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.

There is an art to Noavek bullshit, " Cyra said as she muted the feed. "We're taught it from birth.

I didn't scream I wasn't afraid. I knew I was strong enough to survive it all.

Honor, ” I said with a snort. “Honor has no place in survival.

The scars on her face said something different about her, too-that she, like Cyra, knew what she was risking when she risked her life."pg 337

You know, ' he said, the condition of sourness--or monstrousness, as you might call it--doesn't have to be permanent.'P189

Truth is Bitter & It's the Real Beauty in Ugliness.

Live each day with great love, hope and faith.

Women rule the world

As long as you're feeling good with your weight and the way you look, that's what matters.

Even if society dictates that men and women should behave in certain ways, it is fathers and mothers who teach those ways to children not just in the words they say, but in the lives they lead.

Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?

That's one of the most bold smacks in the face in this country. It's a way to say, "Look, we just don't even care about you," the price of healthcare in this country.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

Too many heroes in my life. All gone.

Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er.