Part One
Dopamine— a compound present in the body released when feeling pleasure, motivation, and satisfaction. Otherwise known as 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine.

Aaron Hotchner

"I think deep down, we are all capable of unspeakable things. Where it starts or what you call it, I don't know."

Emily Prentiss

"When you're born in a burning house you think the entire world is on fire. But it's not."

Jennifer Jareau

"Remember this feeling won't last forever. Like the moon, we must go through phases of emptiness in order to feel full again."

Derek Morgan

"It was once said that love is giving someone the ability to destroy you— but trusting them not to."

Penelope Garcia

"Find a place inside where there is joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."

David Rossi

"Scars show us where we have been, they don't dictate where we are going."

Spencer Reid

"The number of pathogens passed through a handshake is staggering— it's actually safer to kiss."

Nicolette Cypher

"I admire the stars. They are writhing, dying, powerful. They are not here to be pretty, they are here to burn."