When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.

I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.

It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say.

A scar is a sign of strength. . .the sign of a survivor.

Why are you being so mean?"
"Friends tell friends the truth."
"yeah, but not to hurt, to help.

She cannot chain my soul. Yes, she could hurt me. She'd already done so...I would bleed, or not. Scar, or not. Live, or not. But she could not hurt my soul, not unless I gave it to her.