“He says a million things without saying a word. I make a note to study David Pertrakis.I have never heard a more eloquent silence.”
― Speak
― Speak
“I don't want to feel anymore. Feelings hurt too damn much”
― Crash into You
― Crash into You
“The gentleman had been an uncommonly affable fellow, but every time he counted to twenty (and he seemed to do so with strange frequency), he skipped the number twelve.”
― The Sum of All Kisses
― The Sum of All Kisses
“Mr. Freeman thinks I need to find my feelings. How can I not find them? They are chewing me alive like an infestation of thoughts, shame, mistakes. I squeeze my eyes shut. Jeans that fit, that's a good start. I have to stay away from the closet, go to all my classes. I will make myself normal. Forget the rest of it”
― Speak
― Speak
“IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding. Andy Evans raped me in August when I was drunk and too young to know what was happening. It wasn’t my fault. He hurt me. It wasn’t my fault. And I’m not going to let it kill me. I can grow.”
― Speak
― Speak
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