Quote by Erika Johansen

“She had spoken it; but she trembled when it was done, conscious that her words were listened to, and daring not even to try…

— Jane Austen

“She couldn't have told you whether it was because she was afraid, or because such a voice in the darkness seemed of necessity a…

— Henry James

“While I had to act now to sort it all out, I knew that I couldn't be too fair to her. She had the…

— Melissa Jane

“Seconds ebb and wane. She’s not afraid of her voice anymore, but she’s not entirely sure she trusts it. She’s seen the damage caused…

— Laura Kreitzer

“It was then, hearing those words from her, that I stopped trying to fight it. She’d found a way in. Rocked by the significance…

— L.A. Fiore

“Her throat was tight, her nerves singing, the way they always did before she walked into battle. This was the part she liked least,…

— Cassandra Clare

“If she got really quiet and listened, new parts of her wanted to speak.”

— SARK

“She was only saying what I already knew in my heart, but hearing the words spoken made it seem all the more true, all…

— Mike A. Lancaster

“She was fierce in the presence of death, heroic even, as she was at no other time. Its threat gave her direction, clarity, audacity.”

— Toni Morrison

“This was killing her. She had to break the silence. This was not natural. It was too awful. People were meant to talk.”

— Julia Quinn

“She had been so fiercely alive. She had spoken honestly, and lived with an honesty that few could claim to match. She had made…

— Ann Napolitano

“She has spoken and survived.”

— Deb Caletti