Some people with awful cards can be successful because of how they deal with the tragedies they're handed, and that seems courageous to me.

Why are some people bullied? Because they are different. How? It doesn't matter.

People use people according to their own needs. Or don't use them. When a primary need is one of safety.

He hangs on now, pressing his hand lightly against the wall, below the window, waiting for the familiar arrow of pain. Only there is none. An oddly pleasant swell of memory, a wave of warmth flooding over him, sliding back, slowly. It is a first

Depending on the reality one must face, one may prefer to opt for illusion.

People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.