““You used to be mean and self-centered and hateful, and then you lost him, but instead of blaming others and getting on a hate trip, you looked in here”—he thumped his fist against his chest—“and you didn’t like who you were, so you changed it—you went after your own hate, your pettiness, your cruelty—you went after it, you hunted it down, and you stamped it out. I saw you triumph and grow into who you are now—the person who defends the weak, who stands up to bullying, who holds her chin up in darkness. I saw you become that person, by choice.” He””
