I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It was the worst thing I would ever witness.

— Shannon A. Thompson

I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all, I thought of how I didn't regret any of it.

— Shannon A. Thompson

It’s going to be okay, Eric," Urge said, helping me sit up. I shook my head. "Lying is my forte, Urge, not yours.” (Eric.)

— Shannon A. Thompson

...it’s my job to lead you to success, and, if you fail, it’s because I failed, not you.’” (Spoken by Brake, told by Eric)

— Shannon A. Thompson

It's not the best life in the world, but it's all I know.

— Shannon A. Thompson

It was almost painful to be different.

— Shannon A. Thompson

I wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)

— Shannon A. Thompson

I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time.

— Shannon A. Thompson

I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)

— Shannon A. Thompson

I was a person full of wishes but without a star.

— Shannon A. Thompson