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“Then there was survival. There was going on, as she had always gone on, without much joy, against her will, against her instincts, without…

— Robert Goolrick

“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 felt listless, tragic, and slightly murderous. She was irritable and prickly with exactly those people who were the kindest to her.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“And while a part of her wanted that more than anything; to let go, embrace the despair and let it flood through her veins…

— Kyle M. Scott

“She was fierce in the presence of death, heroic even, as she was at no other time. Its threat gave her direction, clarity, audacity.”

— Toni Morrison

“Her life was shameful and lonely. There was no longer any hope for her, there was no chance of escape. Yet, in spite of…

— Anna Kavan

“Shaking himself free of pity, he set out to become her waking nightmare, knowing his cruelty may be the only thing capable of saving…

— M.S. Willis

“The momentary discomfort was nothing at all compared to the realisation that she was finding refuge in my flawed embrace.”

— Tabitha McGowan

“...she could go from a blissful euphoria to a desperate misery. She had no control over her emotions.”

— Sidney Sheldon

“She was choosing obedience over comfort--God's will over hers--and the reassurance that infused her at the realization was nothing short of miraculous.”

— Kelly L. Ward

“Her tone held a challenge. She did not need his condemnation or what his pity. Once, she had wanted his love, but that time…

— India Drummond

“Life seemed suddenly a little empty, for never again could there happen to her something so dangerous, so sublime.”

— Richard Hughes