To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

by Christopher Paolini

“When your body isn’t your own, it’s worse than any prison.”

“Then you ought to know you can’t off-load responsibility on someone else. You have to be able to take care of yourself when shit goes down.”

“Sometimes we can’t, and that’s when we have to rely on other people. That’s how societies work.”

It makes you feel good to blame yourself. You know why?” Kira shook her head, mute. “Because it gives you a sense of control. The hardest lesson in life is learning to accept that there are some things we can’t change.”