The larger the novel she read, the more she was able to disappear from the world, and all the people in it. Each novel was like a voyage she embarked on. She specifically looked for enormous books. Then she would be gone for a longer period
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“Even though they fought, their fighting never turned them against each other. It always ended with them embracing and kissing, smiling, laughing.”
― What Dreams May Come
― What Dreams May Come

“Narcissists are very retaliative if they believe another has achieved what they desire,
exposed their insecurities, or refused to be under their control.”
― Breaking Free From the Chains of Silence: A respectful exploration into the ramifications of Paedophilic abuse
exposed their insecurities, or refused to be under their control.”
― Breaking Free From the Chains of Silence: A respectful exploration into the ramifications of Paedophilic abuse
“Everything changes in the fall- the light, the air, the colors...even the tick of the clock. Grant yourself a moment to discover the glory of autumn and listen to the Earth. Heal your soul by letting things go and fill your heart with joy and happiness by dancing with the leaves in the crisp air. Radiate your magnificence and celebrate your inner witch".”
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“If I could open up my chest at that moment, there would be nothing but a blank shield inside, a barrier, rigid and sealed, from which nothing escapes, into which nothing is absorbed. It starts at the bottom of my throat and runs all the way to my knees. I hide behind it. I hold it up over me. I feel it there when I swallow, when I breathe. There are no tears because tears come from the heart and the heart is beneath the shield. There's no anger either or sadness, just a feeling that I have to figure out the right thing to say.”
― Hollywood Park
― Hollywood Park

“Oh that I could give any idea of the scene; of that sweet, sweet, good, good woman in all the radiant beauty of her youth and animation, with the red scar on her forehead of which she was conscious, and which we saw with grinding of our teeth- remembering whence and how it came; her loving kindness against our grim hate; her tender faith against all our fears and doubting; and we, knowing that so far as symbols went, she with all her goodness and purity and faith, was outcast from God.”
― Dracula
― Dracula
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