The only painful laugh in this world is the laugh we build out of our miseries.

Ika'y nagdusa, ako'y nagsulat. Ako'y nagsulat, Ika'y naghilom.

I gave him nothing but the truth. He gave me nothing but himself, Alister, and his lies... his mendacity. He always leaves and makes me wonder why.

You suffer, I write. I write, you heal.