--- title: "7 Willow Quotes By Julia Hoban" description: "7 Willow quotes by Julia Hoban. Plus more from Julia Hoban and more Willow sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/julia-hoban-19055_body_it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-whe_84920.jpg" --- > [“It's hard to keep something a secret when it's written all over you body.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-when-it-s-written-all-over-you/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/julia-hoban-19055_body_it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-whe_84920.jpg) > [“Every lineament of the girl's wasted body is a testament to her inner turmoil. Willow can only imagine what kind of pain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/every-lineament-of-the-girl-s-wasted-body-is-a-testament-to-her-inner/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/julia-hoban-19055_anorexia_every-lineament-of-the-girl-s-wasted-bod_257828.jpg) > [“...her hand closes on smooth metal. Her fingers test the sharpness of the edge. Perfect. It's a fresh blade. The girls' voices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/her-hand-closes-on-smooth-metal-her-fingers-test-the-sharpness-of-the/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/julia-hoban-19055_cutting_her-hand-closes-on-smooth-metal-her-fing_669984.jpg) > [“And I was right to be...to become a cutter, because maybe you think this doesn't look so bad, that girls cry, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/and-i-was-right-to-be-to-become-a-cutter-because-maybe-you-think-this/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/julia-hoban-19055_quote_and-i-was-right-to-be-to-become-a-cutter_1985864.jpg) > [“Willow sees her before any of the others. A walking skeleton, the victim of some terrible wasting disease, like something out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/willow-sees-her-before-any-of-the-others-a-walking-skeleton-the/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/julia-hoban-19055_anorexia_willow-sees-her-before-any-of-the-others_2412017.jpg) > [“I need a Kleenex.” She sniffs. Guy disengages his hands from hers, takes the hem of his sweatshirt, and wipes her nose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/i-need-a-kleenex-she-sniffs-guy-disengages-his-hands-from-hers-takes/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/julia-hoban-19055_guy_i-need-a-kleenex-she-sniffs-guy-disengag_2472738.jpg) > [“This time she is the one who leans forward. She is on her knees in front of him, grasping his shirt collar,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/this-time-she-is-the-one-who-leans-forward-she-is-on-her-knees-in/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/julia-hoban-19055_gaze_this-time-she-is-the-one-who-leans-forwa_3099049.jpg) ## Other authors on Willow - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-ross-caligiuri-31263.jpg) Ross Caligiuri 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/willow/ross-caligiuri/) - [Jesikah Sundin 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/willow/jesikah-sundin/) ## More by Julia Hoban > [“It's hard to keep something a secret when it's written all over you body.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-when-it-s-written-all-over-you/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“Every lineament of the girl's wasted body is a testament to her inner turmoil. Willow can only imagine what kind of pain she must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/every-lineament-of-the-girl-s-wasted-body-is-a-testament-to-her-inner/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“I just figured out why someone would want to make the first mirror... I think some lover wanted his beloved to see how she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/i-just-figured-out-why-someone-would-want-to-make-the-first-mirror-i/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“It's hard to keep a secret when it's written all over your body... ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/it-s-hard-to-keep-a-secret-when-it-s-written-all-over-your-body/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“...her hand closes on smooth metal. Her fingers test the sharpness of the edge. Perfect. It's a fresh blade. The girls' voices rustle in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/her-hand-closes-on-smooth-metal-her-fingers-test-the-sharpness-of-the/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“And she knows then that she was right about her brother, that it takes an unbelievable strength to feel this kind of grief, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/and-she-knows-then-that-she-was-right-about-her-brother-that-it-takes/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“And yet, as she sits there with him on the window seat, with his strong arms around her, she knows that if she can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/and-yet-as-she-sits-there-with-him-on-the-window-seat-with-his-strong/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“She watches as the blood springs from the cut she's making, but it doesn't change anything. Not this time. She swipes again, deeper. Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/she-watches-as-the-blood-springs-from-the-cut-she-s-making-but-it/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“Well, sometimes I worry that my whole life will be based about what's comfortable and easy. I'll care too much about what makes me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/well-sometimes-i-worry-that-my-whole-life-will-be-based-about-what-s/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“I guess what scares me the most now is the thought that I won't be able to protect you”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/i-guess-what-scares-me-the-most-now-is-the-thought-that-i-won-t-be/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“If someone were to look carefully, the angry red marks underneath the fine cotton of her blouse would be clearly visible. But nobody ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/if-someone-were-to-look-carefully-the-angry-red-marks-underneath-the/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“I bought you something" Willows blurts out. "You bought...What?" Willow closes her eyes for a second. She's a little surprised she's going to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/i-bought-you-something-willows-blurts-out-you-bought-what-willow/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“But...Well, have you ever done this with anyone else?" "Never." He pulls her down so that she is lying on the window seat. "Good."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/but-well-have-you-ever-done-this-with-anyone-else-never-he-pulls-her/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“You couldn't really say that something that hurts so badly feels good exactly. It's more that it just feels right. And something that feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/you-couldn-t-really-say-that-something-that-hurts-so-badly-feels-good/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) > [“Her brother is crying, he is wretched and broken. Though his sobs are barely audible, he is weeping with absolute and total abandon. Such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/her-brother-is-crying-he-is-wretched-and-broken-though-his-sobs-are/) [Julia Hoban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hoban/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/willow/julia-hoban/#itemlist", "name": "7 Willow Quotes By Julia Hoban", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's hard to keep something a secret when it's written all over you body.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Hoban" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-when-it-s-written-all-over-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/julia-hoban-19055_body_it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-whe_84920.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/julia-hoban-19055_body_it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-whe_84920.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/julia-hoban-19055_body_it-s-hard-to-keep-something-a-secret-whe_84920.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's hard to keep something a secret when it's written all over you body.” — Julia Hoban", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Every lineament of the girl's wasted body is a testament to her inner turmoil. 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Guy disengages his hands from hers, takes the hem of his sweatshirt, and wipes her nose with it. “That’s romantic,” she says, embarrassed. “Well, it is sort of, because I wouldn’t do it for anybody else in the world.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Hoban" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hoban/i-need-a-kleenex-she-sniffs-guy-disengages-his-hands-from-hers-takes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/julia-hoban-19055_guy_i-need-a-kleenex-she-sniffs-guy-disengag_2472738.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/julia-hoban-19055_guy_i-need-a-kleenex-she-sniffs-guy-disengag_2472738.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/julia-hoban-19055_guy_i-need-a-kleenex-she-sniffs-guy-disengag_2472738.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I need a Kleenex.” She sniffs. 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She is suddenly back in the basement with the bookcases. \"I can't.\" Willow pushes him away. \"I can't\" Willow claps her hands over her ears in a vain attempt to drown out the dreadful sounds of the accident. She jumps up, wheels away from him, fumbles in her pocket for the razor that she always keeps there. But just as she's preparing to slice, to save herself, to end the nightmare visions, Guy's hand clamps down on hers He pulls her down on the floor again roughly. \"No.\" He's shaking his head. \"Not here. Not now. Not with me around.\" \"I have to.\" Willow is gasping. \"Just let me do it!\" \"All right then, you can cut yourself, but not like this, not like some concerned animal. You have to do it in front of me.\" Willow doesn't flinch as she presses the blade into her flesh. She stares at Guy, aware that although she is fully clothed, she is completely bare before him. It hurts. It hurts badly, and within seconds the pain is swirling through her like an opiate, completely crowding out everything else. \"Oh my god. Oh my god!\" Now Guy is the one who is clapping a hand over his mouth. \"Stop it! I can't watch!\" He grabs the razor and flings it around the room, grabs her arm and stares at the blood, grabs her and crushes her close. Willow is so close that once again she's sitting in his lap. She's so close that they might as well be sharing the same breath. \"You won't let yourself feel anything but pain?\" He holds her more tightly than she would have thought possible. She watches with half closed lids as he wipes the blood on her arm with his shirttail. Now that she's numbed herself, she'd like nothing more than to stay there with him, like this, forever. 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