“Maybe he was reaching out to me through those words, and I let him slip away. I stayed silent. If I had written to him more often, been more honest, would it have helped him work through some of his problems so he wouldn’t have run away from home? Maybe if I tried to find him, I would have. Maybe he wouldn’t have become an addict if someone were there for him. Maybe he wouldn’t have been killed in the street by the police, his death tallied as an improvement to society.” DeathFriendshipRegretDrugsPolice Brutality Book:Patron Saints of Nothing Source: Patron Saints of Nothing
“We failed him in life. We should not fail him in death.” LifeDeathFailureAvenge Book:Patron Saints of Nothing Source: Patron Saints of Nothing