Takkane

“You ever feel like you're sending out a light but no one sees it?”
― Matthew Quick, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

“Blaze himself was pretty sure he himself was going to hell, as were most other people. It was a dirty world, and the longer you lived, the dirtier you got.”
― Richard Bachman, Blaze

“I still can't figure out if it's bravery or cowardice to take your own life. I can't figure out whether it's being selfish, or selfless. It is the ultimate act of letting go of oneself, or a cheap act of self-possession? People say a failed attempt is a cry for help. I guess that's true if the person meant it to be unsuccessful. But then, I guess most failed attempts aren't entirely sincere, because, let's face it, if you want to off yourself, there are plenty of ways to make sure it works.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

“I’m evolving, is the thing; I’m a god becoming a constellation.’
‘The constellations are mostly demigods,’ I point out. ‘And they didn’t get to be constellations until after they died.’
He laughs at that, and says, ‘Death is a small sacrifice to become immortal.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep