- "They were too busy, too caught up in their own lives to notice the dark places and the hurt carried inside Garvey's heart. They saw only the outside -- a big, strong, surly boy on the road to trouble. They didn't see the desperate soul crying out for help."
- "He would lie awake in the night, tormented by nightmares that felt so real they were a part of him -- like he was going to be trapped in that horrible place forever."
- "He felt alone and isolated, like no one understood him or cared about what he was going through. He pushed everyone away, convinced that no one could ever help him."
- "He was trying so hard to be different, to break free from the chains of his past, but the darkness kept dragging him back."