“Who was right, and who was wrong? Well, I'm supposed to be an adult now, and I still can't completely figure that one out. But at some point, late at night, near sleep, the ideas and the disagreements sort of dissolve, and you're just left with the people. And people were no different then, as they've always been. And always will be. Young girls get their hearts broken. Men and women suffer alone, over the choices they've made. And young boys, full of confusion...full of fear...full of love and courage...grow up stealthily in their sleep.”
More from Carol Black
“Ben: [to Jason about his science project] But you told me to do something that interests…”
“As seventh grade wore on, I began to have nightmares. I'm walking into a sort of a—a cave.…”
“And then sometimes, you knew you shouldn't do it, but you just couldn't help yourself. You…”
“Louis: Don't accept all this death and then justify it. It is wrong! Your friends should…”