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Quote by Cornell Woolrich

“When you have an uneasy feeling that happiness is beginning to slip through your fingers you hang on as tightly as you can; you don’t give it an added push away from you.”

Book:The Black Angel

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The Black Angel

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Cornell Woolrich

Cornell Woolrich was an American novelist known for his suspense novels. His works are characterized by their tense atmosphere and complex psychological descriptions, which have had a profound impact on detective novels and thrillers in films. more

“Crazy thoughts without logic took turns slashing at me. “Why do they get you to learn to love them, if this is how they’re going to treat you after you do? Why do they come around you when you’re seventeen and aren’t doing anything to them, are just minding your own business, getting along all right without them, if this is how they’re going to act when you’re twenty-two? Why don’t they leave you alone?” I sobbed deep inside where it couldn’t be heard. “Why don’t they leave you alone if they don’t mean it?”

Love Heartbreak Betrayal Infidelity

Book:The Black Angel

Source: The Black Angel

“Her heart and mind never sought the same thing together at once.”

Mind Heart Memories Heartbreak Seek She

Book:The Swords of Light and Darkness

Source: The Swords of Light and Darkness

“sometimes a man's spirit just ain't strong enough to withstand the ghost of his past. Maybe the guy lost his spirits somewhere along the way”

Love Past Romance Heartbreak

Book:Ugly Love

Source: Ugly Love