“The holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourself through the gaps.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“I used to imagine the spider creeping down, crawling into my mouth, sliding down my throat, and laying loads of eggs in my belly. The Baby spiders would hatch after a while and eat me alive, from the inside out”
― Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
― Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
“Even in death, may you be triumphant”
― Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
― Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
“it’s possible to miss what you’ve never had, to mourn for it.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“I have lost control over everything, even the places in my head.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
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