“The wounded want power, nothing else; they think it will keep them from being hurt again.”

“I don't want to drop salt on the wound, as it already hurts.”

“Sometimes a man doesn't know how badly he's hurt until someone else probes the wound.”

“Once someone's hurt you, it's harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn't stop you from wanting them.”

“The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.”

“I thought you needed to be tougher. But I've been thinking that protecting somebody by hurting them before someone else gets the chance isn't the kind of protecting that anybody wants.”

“Don't waste your time with fear.. Fear won't keep you safe from being hurt.”

“Nothing is more irritating and hurtful than a person who makes promises and breaks them over and over again. It shows lack of consideration for the other's feelings and also means the person cannot be trusted or relied upon. Do not make promises you feel you may not be able to keep, because besides being irritating, it also ruins character.”

“being physically intimidating didn't keep you from getting your feelings hurt. Everyone's heart is the same size.”

“If girls could do nothing else in this world, they were supposed to be able to keep their blood from showing.”