Althea

“We always look for the signs we missed when something goes wrong. We become like detectives trying to solve a murder, because maybe if we uncover the clues, it gives us some control. Sure, we can’t change what happened, but if we can string together enough clues, we can prove that whatever nightmare has befallen us, we could have stopped it, if only we had been smart enough. I suppose it’s better to believe in our own stupidity than it is to believe that all the clues in the world wouldn’t have changed a thing.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

“Children almost always hang onto things tighter than their parents think they will.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

“Give to a gracious message a host of tongues, but let ill tidings tell themselves when they be felt.”
― William Shakespeare

“The only thing you have for measuring what's real is your mind . . . so what happens when your mind becomes a pathological liar?”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep