Quote by L.J. Smith

“I could feel the threads forming, from my heart to his. Threads that would become strings, until I was all wrapped up in him…

— Cindi Madsen

“Sometimes I feel like we're a knot, too tangled to be taken apart." I nodded. "It's true. So much of me is tied up…

— Kiera Cass

“I felt so utterly alone and because I no longer need the layers of protection I built around myself but pulling those layers back…

— Roxane Gay

“I feel connected to you, and I couldn't bear the thought of that being severed. Lost.”

— Victoria Schwab

“It was as if we'd pressed ourselves together until his bones passed through mine and we were the same person, ever so briefly.”

— Paula McLain

“I keep thinking that if I could just unzip my skin, step out of this body, then I would see who I really am.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson

“This is the part I hate the most. That moment it sinks in that I've sliced myself open. When the rush and release are…

— Cheryl McIntyre

“I wish I could line up naked the men I've slept with and just gloat for a hot minute. Beautiful creatures.”

— Crystal Woods

“You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.”

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“I'm so alone it's like being dead but still conscious.”

— Suzanne Young

“The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.”

— Arundhati Roy

“Turns out that even when you try to keep your distance, you'll still end up getting attached.”

— K. Weikel