Rivers

“But I had married a fine and comely girl, and with brilliance and craft and all instincts of self-preservation jettisoned, I succeeded over the years, through neglect, coldness, and betrayal, in turning her into the exact image of my mother.”
― Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides

“That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear.”
― Stephen King, The Body

“I want to go someplace where nobody knows me and I don't have any black marks against me before I start.”
― Stephen King, The Body

“And each year, I lose a little bit more of what made me special as a kid. I don’t think as much or question as much. I dare nothing. I put nothing on the line. Even my passions are now frayed and pathetic.”
― Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides