“Stress used to gnaw and saw away inside me like a tiny black hole. I learned that in spite of the stress, I could do everything I needed to do: study, make top grades, shop for the right clothes, and… — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“That's my conscience. We all have one. Mine never lets me settle for second best. There's no place in life for losers.” — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“Because sometimes, you have to be where they can't see you. Sometimes you have to get away.” — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“I'm playing along. With what strength I have left, I try to reassure them that the rest I'm getting is healing me. But what I really am is finished, and there's no cure for that. I've collapsed like a pile of bones. Where does think become fat? Where does success become failure? Where does a great future become a horrible… — Elena Dunkle Copy Share
“My heart hurts -- my damaged heart. My heart is thin, even if I'm not.” — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“Life is love. Life, in all its suffering, is love. And death is powerless to change that.” — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“Somewhere in my distant memories, I used to be so busy that I longed for a pause button for my life. To freeze the whole world for an hour, or an afternoon: that was my favourite daydream. To stroll across green grass, admire the butterflies stopped in midair, stroke the soft feathers of birds at the feeder. To maybe lie… — Elena Dunkle Copy Share
“A skull. A shell of death between me and my life. For years, that skull has stifled my better intentions. The bad people I… — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“Stress used to gnaw and saw away inside me like a tiny black hole. I learned that in spite of the stress, I could… — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“Anger is honest. Hatred is a backhanded compliment. Envy is the best gift of all. But let them turn you into a victim, and… — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“Life is a combat zone. People who say it isn't have already lost the war.” — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
“So I lie still and take deep, quiet breaths. Pain doesn't bother me. I'm not afraid. I'm used to living with pain.” — Elena Dunkle Copy Share Image
