That’s the thing with trauma to the body—it shows up instantly. In breaks and bruises, in burns and in blood. But the trauma on the inside, that’s harder to see. It creeps around your mind, poisons you with disquiet. It can hit you out of
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“So what if his hands on me made me feel melty and decadent like a gourmet grilled cheese?”
― Things We Hide from the Light
― Things We Hide from the Light
“He traced his knuckles over my cheek. “You don’t need to apologize to me, Pix. Because I don’t need to forgive you.” “Do you want, like, a Snickers or something?”
― Things We Left Behind
― Things We Left Behind
“Your son is a liar, a cheater, and possibly a murderer. Your coddling and over-the-top mothering has gotten Adam into this mess. The best thing you could do as a mother is to take note from mine and kill yourself.”
― The Perfect Marriage
― The Perfect Marriage
“Perhaps it just takes sitting at the edge of your world to find a little bit of hope.”
― Goldfinch
― Goldfinch
“You do get used to it, y’know,” Lorreth said conversationally. “That overwhelming sense of impending doom. Eventually, it becomes background noise. You don’t even notice it at all.”
― Quicksilver
― Quicksilver
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