Alex Baten

“A lot of men not only fear emotional pain, they are afraid to be transparent and vulnerable. To let an outsider even glimpse their confusion or suffering is a taboo that starts in adolescence and becomes more entrenched with adulthood.”
― Michael R French, Why Men Fall Out of Love: What Every Woman Needs to Understand

“A secret that has been buried too long, eating a hole in me, worms its way to the surface, like a swimmer who can't hold his breath any longer.”
― Michael R French, Once Upon a Lie

“We must believe we are capable of transcending evil, of not needing to hide in the darkness or surrender to our basest fears.”
― Michael R French, Once Upon a Lie

“Rationality and calm self-determination were one of the great illusions of the universe... in the end, we were all ruled by our passions.”
― Michael R French, Once Upon a Lie