Was it really so far-fetched to think that words had a way of shaping a person's whole life?
Maybe there isn't a meaning to life. Maybe there's only a meaning to living.
It’s funny how you can live somewhere your whole life, but not really see it.
Nothing in my life is a coincidence.
The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.
There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are. The stars look like they’re so close, you could reach out and touch them. But you can’t. Sometimes things look a lot closer than they are.
As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.