Lena

“Like asking for help, all life had to be was easier than being dead but it was still not easy.”
― Winston Rowntree, Shirley Estar Goes to Heaven

“Anorexics dramatically underscore the refusal to be human that lies at the heart of toxic shame. This includes a disdain for, and denial of, their bodies. Such disdain extends to renouncing their instinctual and emotional life.”
― John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

“Most people like me are dead.”
― John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van

“Jeremy was young, but not so young. His mother's accident had taken care of that.”
― John Darnielle, Universal Harvester