The Narrator (omniscient)

"Terrible things have happened. But you don't have to become terrible."

"The world didn't allow for that kind of love."

"Death changes things. People, places, even the colour of paint."

"Her sadness was a palpable thing."

"The smell of fish from the river mixed with something rotten."

"They were aware that they were not the only people in the world."

"Freedom is an expensive thing."

"Sometimes what we want most cannot be obtained."

"The future is not a destination, it's a direction."

"People can learn to live with anything."

"Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies."

"Small things leave their mark on people."

"Memory is a monster. It distorts and arranges and redesigns."

"Words matter. Even small ones."

"The world was not always as it appeared."

"Love is an accident. It comes or doesn't."

"You cannot stop the river from flowing."

"Some people must live with regret forever."

"The past has a way of catching up with us."

"Fear is a terrible thing. It ruins people."

"Touch is a thing that brings people together or tears them apart."

"The weight of the world settles on small shoulders."

"Nothing ever really goes away. It just hides."

"Paradise is a thing of the past."

"Some wrongs cannot be righted by the law."

"The river carries secrets downstream."

"Small acts of kindness change everything."

"Time stops for no one, but it can feel like it does."

"The world divides people into groups. Some belong, some don't."

"Dreams are the only freedom we're allowed."