Coming of age Quote by Jennifer Wizbowski

“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

“Being dead filled her beyond fulfillment. Like a fruit suffused with its own mystery and sweetness, she was filled with her vast death, which…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“The pain broke through the skin, dismantled her pores, and ate away at everything that was once strong. She was laid bare with nothing…

— J. Autherine

“Before she'd worn her first black dress, fear had splintered into a hundred pieces inside her, and each one turned into a painful ulcer.…

— Cindy Woodsmall

“With a tired sigh, she went to stare at her reflection, checking her costume for any telltale flaws. The tight, red, sequined bodysuit clung…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“Her death didn’t feel real yet. Nona stood there, casting no shadow, and found she could feel nothing for her friend. Some emotions are…

— Mark Lawrence

“Her whole body ached; she ached, as if there were a terrible hollow emptiness inside her.”

— Cassandra Clare

“She was carrying with her, the cold. She was holding on to that icy stone of grief. It had been there all along, sitting…

— Kali Wallace

“...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

“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 had been grief stricken as her father lay dying but now she felt weightless, the way people do when they're no longer sure…

— Alice Hoffman

“Before, there had been this small, shiny thing inside her that kept her immune from what was happening, and now she knew it had…

— Tatjana Soli