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“I thought it'd be gratifying for a Davies to call me a monster, even in a roundabout way. But it's not. Monsters don't get to be innocent. Monsters don't get to beg for mercy. They don't deserve it.”

Book:Compound Fracture

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“I could never be a husband to Maria," he whispered, gazing up at the stars. "There'd always be that memory. It could never be the same as it was with Marybeth." He closed his eyes briefly when the painful recollections became stronger. Billy Marsh would have been about the same age as little Carlos now if he had lived... if those goddamn Yankees hadn't burned Galveston to the ground. Later, he uncorked the whiskey again and drank deeply. As the roan crossed a starlit ridge, he heard a coyote howl on a slope high above the trail. The sound made him think about how much he had become like the coyote, living out a solitary existence away from everyone else, seeking a mate who could not answer his lonesome call. He drank until the bottle was empty, climbing the silent Sangres with a similarly empty heart.”

Pain Doubt Loneliness

Book:Santa Fe Showdown

Source: Santa Fe Showdown

“è stato davvero un colpo di genio misurare il dolore per gradi, attribuirgli un limite e una categoria. C'è chi sostiene che il dolore sia interminabile e non si esaurisca mai, eppure io credo che dopo il decimo grado della mia scala non resti altro che la memoria delle cose, che ferisce ormai solo nel ricordo.”

Pain Memories Grievance Dolore

Book:The Houseguest and Other Stories

Source: The Houseguest and Other Stories

“The onset of somatic amnesia should have been relief, but you seeped into the gaps between the memories; made the space between the voids a merry home, in forgetful remembrance.”

Love Pain Memories Lovers Nostalgia Amnesia

Author:Sayed H Fatimi

“Con lo fácil que sería tener los dos ojos morados o una enfermedad que pudiera definirse fácilmente, una herida, un hueso roto... cualquier cosa que pudiera ser vista y comprendida.”

Pain Struggle Recognition Validation Invisibility

Book:Nightbitch

Source: Nightbitch

“I couldn't cure or treat him. All I could do was minimize the pain and pressure.”

Pain Support Help Lack Of Control

Book:At Least One Day

Source: At Least One Day

“Part of the pain of letting go of someone who really loved you is letting go of being loved in that certain way.”

Love Pain Relationships Letting Go

Book:How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving

Source: How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving

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