Forever Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides

“It's often said that a traumatic experience early in life marks a person forever, pulls her out of line, saying, "Stay there. Don't move.”

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“Her face was calm, but inside she was tense.”

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Tonight I feel like a prisoner on fire, waiting desperately... denied, sentenced forever more. Only your love can set me free.

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