It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope is precious, and you’re right not to give up.

That's not what he meant," Rachel says again, pink flushing her cheeks.
"Actually, I meant-" I start to say, but Willow cuts me off.
"What? It's true. He looks at you like he'd like to dip you in sugar and eat you up.

I promised I will always protect you. You've been wounded badly because I've failed to keep that promise.
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But I won´t fail you in this, Rachel. no matter what has happened. No matter what you've done. No matter what you will do. I will always love you. I swear it.

When things go wrong, don't go with them.

It's always to soon to quit!

Pain is such a useful thing. It corrects us when we're wrong. It shapes our character. It teaches us that we're alive.