Quote by Susan Mallery

“She protected herself by making herself believe no-one else could ever really understand her.”

— Jerzy Kosiński

“I needed to protect her from this - and from herself.”

— Richelle Mead

“None of this was real, after all. It was just a refuge in her mind.”

— Stephen King

“What terrified him even more was that he trusted her. And he didn't know what that said about himself.”

— Sarah J. Mass

“He would ask nothing else from life if he would be allowed to protect and cherish her for the rest of his.”

— Julie Anne Long

“She ought to be protected against herself.”

— Truman Capote

“Her source of self respect was that she had not - as she put it - given up and crawled into safety somewhere. Into…

— Doris Lessing

“He looked over at her, at the fierce expression on her face. Her hair spilled around her shoulders in little curls, tickling his arm.…

— Courtney Milan

“He wished to cover her with his body, possess her-for if he could do that, he could pretend to himself that she was safe.…

— Diana Gabaldon

“I asked her if she believed in love, and she smiled and said it was her most elaborate method of self-harm.”

— Benedict Smith

“Maybe she had some sort of extraordinary quality, secret even to her. Maybe she did have the power to alter the things she'd always…

— Anna North

“And yet it was her life that was going to be turned inside out. She would be forced to explain herself and to beg…

— Stieg Larsson