“The last remnants of Deanna the child--the idealist, the sheltered elite--had been torn loose by tonight's tragedies, slain with the same bullet that had felled her would-be killer. She had no idea who the new person inhabiting this shell of her old self would become. The realization frightened her.”
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“The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our chilhood behind.”
“I wonder how long it will take for me to feel as adult inside as I look outside.”
“Growth is life, and life is for ever destined to make for light.”
“We really don't get to understand /why/ most of the time. It's true.”
“You can hide things from the world, but you can never hide things from time.”