Quote by Melanie Benjamin

“I wasn’t really missing, but what if I were? No one cared. No one was looking for me. It was like faking your death…

— Desni Dantone

“You were looking for somebody, and there was somebody, and you would convince yourself that this random person was what you were really looking…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“I wanted someone to want me in all ways and someone who I wanted the same in return, And I'd found him.”

— Shelly Crane

“It was a strange, wonderful feeling. To discover eyes upon you when you expected no one to notice you at all.”

— Rita Williams-Garcia

“I was looking for you without knowing what I was looking for.”

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“I only found myself when I stopped looking. . .”

— Erik Christian

“Before I saw you, I hadn’t cared for anyone for . . . well, for the good part of a century, and it felt…

— Amy Plum

“I kept my eyes closed until I felt my resolve to be who I wanted to be come back. I couldn’t stay this desperate.…

— Natalie Bina

“I was surprised," I said, "to find someone here with you. I'd rather you existed only when I was around.”

— Amber Dermont

“I wasn't even looking for him, so why do I feel found?”

— Emery Lord

“I was so empty inside that I took all my cues about who I was from other people.”

— Kimberly Wollenburg

“Didn’t you find it all … rather unsatisfying?” “Yes, but I couldn’t seem to see a way out. It was like being three different…

— Pat Barker