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“Heute weiß ich, ich habe alles erlebt, was nötig war, um zu wissen, was ich will. Ich will wach sein, aufmerksam, ich will Zeuge der Welt sein, aber nicht mehr für alles zuständig.”
― Elke Heidenreich, Altern

“Grown women knew better than to attach themselves to time bombs.”
― Tia Williams, Seven Days in June

“But this is where we have to agree that suffering is relative; while some may never know extreme poverty and the true horrors and abuses we hear of around the world, it doesn't mean that in their eyes, in their unique set of circumstances, life can't be their version of traumatic, and hence still have the same psychological impact. Mental illness does not discriminate. It can hit paupers and princes and be equally devastating.”
― Hayley Nolan, Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies

“Lewis told Wren all he wanted was to enjoy their time together, as they always had. But Wren did not know how to enjoy anything, only perfect it.”
― Emily Habeck, Shark Heart