“He was right. It didn't hurt. There was a feeling in the center of Molly's chest like falling, but it wasn't her that was falling. Instead, every sensation and emotion seemed to tumble out of her, up toward the machine. First her panic ebbed away into it, and then the discomfort of the harness digging into her back. Her fear for her family. Her fear for herself. Her exhaustion. The physical sensations from her body flickered out piece by piece, like someone turning out the lamps in a house. It never hurt, not for a moment. It was the single worst thing she had ever experienced.” PainLossFamilySadnessTortureNumbNumbnessNumbness Of Feeling Book:Terra Nova Source: Terra Nova
“Poking at the memories, at the guilt she felt over her sister, was like prodding a bear that could wake and consume her at any moment.” FearMemoriesSadnessShameGuiltMemoryMelancholyGuilty Conscience Book:Terra Nova Source: Terra Nova
“She closed her eyes. She wasn't sure if it was sleep that waited for her there or simply the darkness on the inside of her eyelids. She retreated into that blank darkness and wondered how it could feel so horrible to feel nothing at all.” DarknessSadnessDepressionSadness LonelinessSadness Feeling Ache Book:Terra Nova Source: Terra Nova