“He was acting like our kiss had broken him, and his reaction was breaking me.” — Shannon A. Thompson Angst Copy Share Image
“Remember how far you’ve come, and you won’t have to rely on a destiny for your future. It will come on your… — Shannon A. Thompson Achievement Copy Share Image
“Luthicer hummed. "You're either brave or very foolish." "What's the difference?" (Eric)” — Shannon A. Thompson Brave Copy Share Image
“It’s going to be okay, Eric," Urte said, helping me sit up. I shook my head. "Lying is my forte, Urte, not… — Shannon A. Thompson Comfort Copy Share Image
“I liked this rich lifestyle, but I loved the poor lifestyle better. The less money people had, the less greedy they seemed… — Shannon A. Thompson Glad to be alive Copy Share Image
“War?' The word held too much definition for three letters.” — Shannon A. Thompson Battle Copy Share Image
“Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy—just a boy.” — Shannon A. Thompson Boy Copy Share Image
“I was born into chaos. I didn’t know what peace felt like.” — Shannon A. Thompson Born Copy Share Image
“I knew nothing of death, and, for some unexplainable reason, I was beginning to feel guilty for that. -Jessica” — Shannon A. Thompson Death Copy Share Image
“Fate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into… — Shannon A. Thompson Angelic Copy Share Image
“I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all,… — Shannon A. Thompson Hardships Copy Share Image
“Why do they hate us?" He paused. "We didn't do anything wrong.” — Shannon A. Thompson Discrimination Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I’ll wake up with sweat drenching my chest and think it’s the blood and muck… — Shannon A. Thompson Blood Copy Share Image
“I couldn’t help but feel as if everyone had lied about everything. We all had secrets. We all had a dark side… — Shannon A. Thompson Dark side Copy Share Image
“Every second of everyday I still love them, and I won’t believe they are dead until I see it for myself.” — Shannon A. Thompson Death Copy Share Image
“I was their leader. I would never leave them, not even in the time of death.” — Shannon A. Thompson Death Copy Share Image
“I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)” — Shannon A. Thompson Fiction Copy Share Image
“I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It… — Shannon A. Thompson Acknowledgement Copy Share Image
“Until they feel what we feel, they will never fully understand the own hell they caused.” — Shannon A. Thompson Discrimination Copy Share Image
“War makes animals of men, and we can't let that happen to us. If we do, we won't have any chance of… — Shannon A. Thompson Men Copy Share Image