"The difference between the truth and a lie is that both of them can hurt, but only one will take the time to heal you afterward."
"People say things like "it wasn't supposed to go this way" and "this isn't what I wanted." They're just making noise. There's no such thing as "supposed to," and what you want doesn't matter. All that matters is what happened."
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Source: Mira Grant (2012). “Blackout: The Newsflesh Trilogy:”, p.7, Hachette UK
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