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“I wondered who in this room I would go to if I had problems. Anyone my own age looked silly, immature, unfocused. The older ones seemed too perfect and uptight. I couldn't find anyone I'd confide in. The only person I trusted here in this group, apart from God, was myself.”

Book:Like sant som jeg er virkelig

Source: Like sant som jeg er virkelig

“Oh, if only I'd known, I would have looked after her like a little puppy, taken care of her and stayed with her through her days and nights, watching over her, so that she wouldn't have to be alone, caressing and soothing her, feeding her. You, and your tender loving care, Liv. How pathetic.”

Book:The Pastor

Source: The Pastor

“I lay on my side with my head on the pillows and looked out of the window; the blue of the sky was so clear it almost hurt. I felt it come again. I didn't cry much, just a few tears rolling down, wetting my eyes. I wondered about the cause. My thoughts lay embedded in sinews and skin, beyond my reach. Those of you who believe yourselves to be clean, without sin, without guilt, may cast the first stone. I saw myself under a heap of stones.”

Sin Guilt Orgasm Stoning

Book:Like sant som jeg er virkelig

Source: Like sant som jeg er virkelig

“I have layer upon layer of thoughts in my head and the bottom one has nothing to grip on to.”

Book:Like sant som jeg er virkelig

Source: Like sant som jeg er virkelig