Outside world Quote by Elizabeth Bevarly

“Because I'm a girl, Claire thought. She was barely able to contain the relief welling up inside her. Because we're all stupid and insecure…

— Rachel Caine

“the luxury vacations had come as a personal affront to a woman who had survived the Great Depression, a world war, the death of…

— Karin Slaughter

“I didn't tell her about the free-for-alls on the school yard, muggings on the bus. A girl burned a cigarette hole in the back…

— Janet Fitch

“Claire had the same sensation she got when she heard people rattle off travelers' rumors about a place she had actually been: the realization…

— Carey Wallace

“In my work I sometimes borrow Claire's nature, as well as her careful focus on the world.”

— Michael Ondaatje

“What did she do that made her happy? The question implied action, a conscious purpose. She did many things in a day, and many…

— Erica Bauermeister

“Even from those very first hours, Claire was an easy and quiet child. It was as though she already knew that she could not…

— Edwidge Danticat

“As far as I could see, she didn't take any better care of her apparel than I did mine, but I owned shirts that…

— Dennis Lehane

“Damn it, why was he wondering about her? Why did he feel this need to know everything about an impertinent, managing, none-too-pretty female? But…

— Tessa Dare

“had been a long time since he’d touched a woman like that It was that he’d never touched a woman like Claire at all.…

— Elizabeth Bevarly

“The chair was Claire’s, it belonged to my wife. Without a doubt, he could now feel her body heat, left behind on the seat,…

— Herman Koch

“I turned my head to find Claire glaring at us from across the room. She hated me, and it ran deep and ugly inside…

— Amelia Hutchins