Clockwork angel Quote by Cassandra Clare

“The emptiness made her insides ache.”

— Anna McPartlin

“There was a hollow in her chest, but at the bottom of this emptiness a heavy weight pressed down and bruised her stomach, so…

— Carson McCullers

“It was like she was so empty there wasn't even a feeling or thought in her.”

— Carson McCullers

“Her bones felt thin and hollow beneath my fists, but her frailty didn't deter me. I wanted her to feel my pain.”

— Courtney Cole

“There was too much to feel strongly about, she was stretched too thin, so she could not quite feel anything about anything.”

— Frances Hardinge

“...she had developed such a quiet comfort in his presence, like all the hurt of the world couldn't touch her. Yet, every once in…

— Sibylla Matilde

“Mostly, my heart ached to be closer, to imprint upon her that she belonged to me, body and soul.”

— Kahlen Aymes

“She hadn’t thought anything could squeeze past the pain in her head, the ache in her stomach, the sizzle of shame in her blood.…

— Nora Roberts

“I ached inside because I needed to be with her, but I had to stay here and let her do this alone.”

— Jessica Thompson

“The tears had washed me out, like an enema for the heart. I was hollow. Light.”

— Jo Furniss

“It seemed to her that almost any pain was sympathetic to her loss and she inserted herself immediately into the concept of fantastic suffering.”

— Louise Erdrich

“She was hollow and lost and abandoned up.”

— Alice Sebold