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> [“It was strangely simple the way that one thing suddenly defined you to other people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/it-was-strangely-simple-the-way-that-one-thing-suddenly-defined-you/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

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## More by Mara Purnhagen

> [“I didn't avoid my problems. I just didn't feel as though I had to focus on them every minute of every day. And telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/i-didn-t-avoid-my-problems-i-just-didn-t-feel-as-though-i-had-to/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“Do you see those white shapes?” he asked. I sucked in my breath. “What is it?” Mom shook her head. “We’re not sure yet.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/do-you-see-those-white-shapes-he-asked-i-sucked-in-my-breath-what-is/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“I wanted someone to gaze at me that way, someone to share a truly incredible moment with. I wondered how long I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/i-wanted-someone-to-gaze-at-me-that-way-someone-to-share-a-truly/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“Too cold,” I mumbled. A second later, I felt a warm sensation, almost as if someone was lowering a blanket onto me. “Charlotte.” It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/too-cold-i-mumbled-a-second-later-i-felt-a-warm-sensation-almost-as/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“My legs felt shaky and I gripped the back of Dad’s chair. The still images on the screen stared back at me. “Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/my-legs-felt-shaky-and-i-gripped-the-back-of-dad-s-chair-the-still/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“I froze, my hand on the wall, and listened. Someone was definitely upstairs. I reached into my pocket for my cell phone and took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/i-froze-my-hand-on-the-wall-and-listened-someone-was-definitely/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“Before we had left for Charleston, I had been shoved—hard—by and unseen spirit wreaking havoc in our house. I had been hurt, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/before-we-had-left-for-charleston-i-had-been-shoved-hard-by-and/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“It was like trying to solve a math equation with a poem.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/it-was-like-trying-to-solve-a-math-equation-with-a-poem/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“And while people claimed to be creeped out, their smiles suggested that none of this was truly scary. It was like going to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/and-while-people-claimed-to-be-creeped-out-their-smiles-suggested/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“I had learned how to leave a place behind without leaving a piece of myself along with it, but more important, I had taught…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/i-had-learned-how-to-leave-a-place-behind-without-leaving-a-piece-of/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“Noah was busy trying to look like the only thing we'd been doing was discussing politics. He crossed one leg over the other and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/noah-was-busy-trying-to-look-like-the-only-thing-we-d-been-doing-was/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [ “\[Zelden\] turned to me. “Wait here. Inform Marcus that we will be setting up in the first-floor kitchen. I believe it may function as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/zelden-turned-to-me-wait-here-inform-marcus-that-we-will-be-setting/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“ The Watcher. The Watcher of what? Of teenage girls forced to spend their holiday break filming cable TV specials?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/the-watcher-the-watcher-of-what-of-teenage-girls-forced-to-spend/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“It was strangely simple the way that one thing suddenly defined you to other people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/it-was-strangely-simple-the-way-that-one-thing-suddenly-defined-you/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

> [“I was never normal, but I liked to pretend that I was. It usually took a few months before everyone else caught on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-purnhagen/i-was-never-normal-but-i-liked-to-pretend-that-i-was-it-usually-took/)

[Mara Purnhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-purnhagen/)

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