“In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life.”
― The Virgin Suicides
― The Virgin Suicides
“It is better to burn than to disappear.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“We couldn't imagine the emptiness of a creature who put a razor to her wrists and opened her veins, the emptiness and the calm.”
― The Virgin Suicides
― The Virgin Suicides
“One thing in my defense, not that it matters: I know something Carter never knew, or Helene, or maybe you. I know what "nothing" means, and keep on playing.”
― Play It As It Lays
― Play It As It Lays
“You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn't bother you so much.”
― The Virgin Suicides
― The Virgin Suicides
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