Madeleine

“But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“You know, arrogance never made a woman more attractive.'
'When I care how attractive you find me, I'll let you know.”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven

“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”
― Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects