“And when I realized you had secrets too, I was glad. I thought we could be honest with each other. That we could finally rid ourselves of all the clutter from our past. Not our possessions, but the stuff we carry around inside our heads. Because that's what I've realized, living in One Folgate Street. You can make your surroundings as polished and empty as you like. But it doesn't really matter if you're still messed up inside. And that's all anyone's looking for really, isn't it? Someone to take care of the mess inside our heads?” HouseRelationshipsHonestyMental IllnessSecretsEpiphanyJ P DelaneyThe Girl Before Book:The Girl Before Source: The Girl Before
“Sometimes it's as if I can shrink away to nothing. Sometimes I feel as pure and perfect as a ghost. The hunger, the headaches, the dizziness—these are the only things that are real.” GhostHungryMental IllnessDescriptionAnorexiaJ P DelaneyThe Girl BeforeEmma Matthews Book:The Girl Before Source: The Girl Before