Cutting yourself Quote by Lauren Beukes

“You don't feel like you're hurting yourself when you're cutting. You feel like this is the only way to take care of yourself.”

— Marilee Strong

“What might seem a careless phrase for one can cut deep as a blade for another.”

— Cora Carmack

“I keep cutting. For him. For me. For ruining lives. Apparently, I’m good at that.”

— Andrea Randall

“The blade must cut, even at its own peril.”

— Marc Cameron

“That's when I wanted to cut. I cut to quiet the cacophony. I cut to end this abstracted agony, to reel my selves back…

— Caroline Kettlewell

“It’s the dull knife that cuts you.”

— N.D. Wilson

“You never know what you're made of until temptation comes knocking. The only temptation I've given in to is to have one more slice.”

— Donna Lynn Hope

“You underestimate how deeply you cut when your intentions carry no knives.”

— Penny Reid

“You might imagine that a person would resort to self-mutilation only under extremes of duress, but once I'd crossed that line the first time,…

— Caroline Kettlewell

“As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to commit suicide you’ll always be on the outs.”

— Katie McGarry

“The thought occurred to me that she could easily take her knife and slash it though my spine.”

— Alexandra Bracken

“Um, hate to break it to you, nut Em doesn't need justice", I pointed out, voice heavy with sarcasm. "She needs to not get…

— Joanna Wylde