“My love has saved me. It wraps strong arms around me when I cry with despair;it gives me the routine of a working week to lend vicarious structure to my shapeless days. It brings me daily laughter, a reason to keep washing...and it slices me open with guilt.” RelationshipDespairChronic Illness Book:Girl in the Dark Source: Girl in the Dark
“Most of the time, I do not want to die. But I would like to have the means of death within my grasp. I want to feel the luxury of choice, to know the answer to “How do I bear this?” need not always be “Endure.” DeathChoicesSuicidal Thoughts Book:Girl in the Dark Source: Girl in the Dark
“Friendship plants itself as a small unobtrusive seed; over time, it grows thick roots that wrap around your heart. When a love affair ends, the tree is torn out quickly, the operation painful but clean. Friendship withers quietly, there is always hope of revival. Only after time has passed do you recognise that it is dead, and you are left, for years afterwards, pulling dry brown fibres from your chest.” LoveFriendshipsBroken Friendship Book:Girl in the Dark Source: Girl in the Dark
“My dreams are crowded with people, as though to compensate for the solitariness of my waking hours.” DreamsSolitary Life Book:Girl in the Dark Source: Girl in the Dark