Mia Schuld

“She said that until you heal the wounds of your past, you will continue to bleed. The wounds will bleed through and stain your life, through alcohol, through drugs, through sex, through overworking. You have to have the courage to pull out the wound and begin to heal yourself. This is the lesson I hope everyone carries with them from our conversation, too.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

“Because what I know for sure is that everything that has happened to you was also happening for you. And all that time, in all of those moments, you were building strength.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

“It was an odd feeling, a bit like recognizing someone—someone she had once known intimately, and couldn’t quite place where or when they had lost touch. The young man ignored the jeering calls of his friends. And with a curious, widening smile, he made his way over to her. “Hello,” he said. “I’m Sebastian.” And that was it. “It was written” is the Greek expression. Meaning, quite simply, from that moment on, their destinies were sealed.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens

“Tennyson.” Clarissa spoke without hesitation. “In Memoriam—stanza fifty-six, if I’m not mistaken.” Mariana smiled. Most fellows had an encyclopedia for a brain; Clarissa had an entire library. The professor closed her eyes and proceeded to recite it from memory. “‘O life as futile, then, as frail! / O for thy voice to soothe and bless! / What hope of answer, or redress? / Behind the veil, behind the veil…”
― Alex Michaelides, The Maidens