19 Quotes by Shane Arbuthnott

Identifying who began something like this is like picking out the stone that began an avalanche. It began somewhere, true enough [...] but once it well and truly begins, we are all just stones moving together. One stone rolling down a mountain changes nothing unless others move with it.

You forget this from time to time, Molly, but you are not alone. I am here. Your family is here. [...] Not every responsibility is yours.

She closed her eyes. She wasn't sure if it was sleep that waited for her there or simply the darkness on the inside of her eyelids. She retreated into that blank darkness and wondered how it could feel so horrible to feel nothing at all.

Poking at the memories, at the guilt she felt over her sister, was like prodding a bear that could wake and consume her at any moment.

Her father huffed. "Take Rory with you too. He's better at this sneaking around stuff than you are.""Always knew I'd make you proud, Da," Rory said.

Rory, can you pick the lock?""Really, Moll?" Rory said. "I know I can be irresponsible, but I'm not a bloody cat burglar. Of course I can't pick the lock!

I did not survive this long by being fragile, and I have found other ways to get what I need.

It is selfish, true, but there is nothing wrong with selfish thoughts. Sometimes they provide good counsel. But those thoughts must be tempered with more generous ones, lest we [...] forget that the world is filled with beings of equal significance to ourselves.

That's true, but the truth can lie if you tell it right.