“I came out here because I didn't want to rot at home alone. Could he even begin to conceive how perfectly wretched it was to have your entire life already planned for you when you were just seventeen?” RomanceLonelinessPressureTeen Angst Book:With a Reckless Abandon Source: With a Reckless Abandon
“I had lost so much love in this life and for this fading poet; love is life. If I cannot love any longer, then my life is forfeit.” LoveLifeLonelinessPoetsDesperation Book:From Out of Feldspar Source: From Out of Feldspar
“Claude was a sensitive soul; I couldn't say what I thought to him. My thoughts were spiky with barbs of ugliness. I recognized the darkness in them but could say nothing about it to any of my family members.” LonelinessDepressionSensitivityEmpathsPostpartum DepressionUgly Thoughts Book:From Out of Feldspar Source: From Out of Feldspar