Quote by Charles Bukowski

“Some things are so frightful that a bit of madness is the only sane response. You know that, don’t you?”

— Sarah Waters

“We had a rough month. If no one was around trying to kill us we might as well spend the rest of our lives…

— Suenammi Richards

“Without a doubt. But imagining what might happen if one’s circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness.”

— Amor Towles

“The terror takes you. The cage is locked and the curtain drawn. Fingers dance along as blades, carving memories into your flesh that will…

— Amanda Steele

“There is a place just past terror where it turns into calm...”

— Claudia Gray

“I could not undo overnight the damage that had been done to my psyche over many years. The only way over was through-I knew…

— Carolyn Jessop

“And from the coffin of your madness there is no escape.”

— Angela Carter

“It's hard for me to describe the terror I felt upon waking because I knew only one thing and knew it instantly, that I…

— K.J. Wignall

“I take great comfort in the fact that they might kill me before things actually get worse.”

— Bridget Jones

“This tiny moment. In between the time you decide to pull a trigger and the time death arrives. There's just you and it and…

— Amie Kaufman

“...when life demands to break through and bust the seams of chaos, you can´t stop it. It goes on.”

— Jennifer Murgia

“Later, there were times when I was angry with myself for succumbing to that fear. But those with shattered souls find it very difficult…

— Elizabeth Smart