“From the very start, Sally has been lying to herself, telling herself she can handle anything, and that she doesn't want to lie anymore. One more lie and she'll be truly lost. One more and she'll never find her way back through the woods.”
― Practical Magic
― Practical Magic
“I'm worried that when my body is discovered, I will be found undeserving of mourning. That's the catch of martyrdom on social media. First they lament your death, and then they count all the reason you deserved to die.”
― Love Letters to a Serial Killer
― Love Letters to a Serial Killer
“I have fantasies about being tied up and have always been too embarrassed to tell anyone about it. It's a cliche to want someone to take control because I am tired of having to be in control of myself but desire have never cared about literary tropes.”
― Love Letters to a Serial Killer
― Love Letters to a Serial Killer
“The cruelty of the internet is that there is no lock. Even posts intended to be private can be found if someone wants to see them enough.”
― Love Letters to a Serial Killer
― Love Letters to a Serial Killer
“It never occurred to me to let things end there, for the kiss to be just a kiss. I was always escalating things with men far beyond what they were meant to be and then wondering why I'd left every situation with a wound.”
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