Hurting Quote by Mary Gaitskill

“It was ridiculous of her to feel so wounded.”

— Anne Tyler

“When I heard that she was dead, I really suffered very little.”

— Geoffrey Household

“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

“I wanted her in a way that made me feel like every second I was sated and starving.”

— Christina Lauren

“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

“He woke her then, and trembling and obedient, she ate that burning heart out of his hand. Weeping, I saw him then depart from…

— Anonymous

“Unconsciously, one hand crept down to her belly, where an ache was beginning to blossom.”

— Celeste Ng

“It was the loss of her friend, not the loss of her suitor, that had taught her how deeply pain could cut.”

— Libbie Hawker

“Her knees quaked, but she swallowed the blood in her mouth and took another breath. She had not imagined it would end like this.…

— Sarah J. Maas

“She felt like an amputee, reaching out reflexively with an arm she no longer had.”

— Frances Hardinge

“..he had trampled her poor, pining heart, and the wound was still raw, even these many years later.”

— Ransom Riggs

“She held his hand tightly, as the life support system was removed. Her stomach contracted, she felt like she was being squeezed in the…

— Kirthi Jayakumar