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“Go away, little ghost. Go haunt someone else.”
― The Winner's Kiss
― The Winner's Kiss
“The only consciousness that persists in the hereafter is the consciousness of pain.”
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
“I wanted to say, I would rather have you for a little time than no time at all.
I will remember you perfectly. My memory will touch your skin, your lips. The memory will hurt, but it will be mine.”
― The Midnight Lie
I will remember you perfectly. My memory will touch your skin, your lips. The memory will hurt, but it will be mine.”
― The Midnight Lie
“As she began losing track of herself, she thought it proper to inform... them... that what death amounted to was only a more complete assortment of the infinite fractions of solitude.”
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside. They learn to hide from their selves.” (p.97)”
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
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