Debbie

“Hell is the special pain that dwells in that loss which you yourself have caused”
― Elliot Perlman, Seven Types of Ambiguity

“Listen- all that she was then, all that she is now, those gestures, everything I remember but won't or can't articulate anymore, the perfect words that are somehow made imperfect when used to describe her and all that should remain unsaid about her- it is all unsupported by reason. I know that. But that enigmatic calm that attaches itself to people in the presence of reason- it's something from which I haven't been able to take comfort, not reliably, not since her.”
― Elliot Perlman, Seven Types of Ambiguity

“Because I think that's what love is- everything but children's love, anyway - loving the wounds we give each other, and that we can't help giving each other; you can't stay alive if you don't hurt people.”
― J. R. Salamanca, Lilith

“You would love the way he sees you. He uses you as a weapon against himself and not merely because you did”
― Elliot Perlman