Jasmine

“It was up to him to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength.”
― Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

“...and I realize that this is the true core of human nature: When we've lost the strength to save ourselves, we somehow find the strength to save each other.”
― Neal Shusterman, Dry

“It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you.”
― Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

“As a kid you idolize your parents. You think they're perfect, because they're the yardstick by which you measure the rest of the world, and yourself. Then as a teenager they just piss you off, because you realize that not only are they not perfect, but they may be even a little more screwed up than you. But there's that moment when you realize they're not superheroes, or villains. They're painfully, unforgivably human. The question is, can you forgive them for being human anyway?”
― Neal Shusterman, Dry