Louise

“like a sore tooth that is not content to throb in isolation, but must diffuse its own pain to other parts of the body- making breathing difficult, vision difficult, nerves unsettled”
― Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye

“What takes more guts? To fight for your own life at any cost—or prove that you're willing to lose it?”
― Kirsten Miller, How to Lead a Life of Crime

“You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince