“It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“The phoenix must burn to emerge.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“I hated labels anyway. People didn't fit in slots--prostitute, housewife, saint--like sorting the mail. We were so mutable, fluid with fear and desire, ideals and angles, changeable as water.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
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