“Every part of my body chants it in unison. Live, live, live. I thought that in order to give my life in exchange for Will's, in exchange for my parents', that I needed to die, but I was wrong; I need to live my life in the light of their deaths. I need to live.”
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“I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me—they, and the love and loyalty I give…”
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“I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.”