What, exactly, would you give up?

“You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. Th…”

“Feel how tight my arms are around you?" he said. "This is how tight I'll be hol…”

“But there's more to this world than meets the eye, isn't there?”

“Water seeks its own level. Look at them. The Tigris, the Euphrates, the Mississ…”