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“Are you afraid of me? I'm not afraid of you. You can't do anything to me that you haven't already done. But I'm only learning everything I can do to you.”

Book:Shadow Play

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Shadow Play

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Iris Johansen

Iris Johansen is an American author known for her suspense novels. Born on April 7, 1938, she has published over 50 books since her debut in 1975. Johansen's works are characterized by complex plots and vivid character development, which have won her a wide readership. more

“In the end, I will become the ghost I always feared. When the fire I kindled in my mind reaches my heart, I will start turning everyone I meet to ashes. So, I speak less and less, withdrawing more and more from the outside world. I navigate a realm that seems devoid of other human beings. I have become isolated in my mind, knowing that I will no longer encounter others, even in my thoughts. I love the solitude, so far below, so far away from life...”

Mind Fear Fire Loneliness Solitude Ghost Isolation Ashes Withdrawal

Author:Rolf van der Wind

“You can see so much of the world through others' memories, places you've never been, faces you've never seen and never will, weather you've never felt and food you've never tasted, that sometimes it's hard not to want to just feel, taste, see those familiar things over and over. Truly new things become alien, other, not to be trusted. There are those who know their village so well, through the eyes and hearts of so many before them, that they can't leave it to go somewhere else, they can't bear to place their feet on a path that they have never trodden, on soil they have never planted with a thousand seeds in some past life as lover or child. Some become unable to leave their lodge or tent, or can't sail past the sight of familiar cliffs.”

Fear Sci Fi Familiarity Leaving Home

Book:Ammonite

Source: Ammonite

“I'm not planning on letting fear dictate my actions." "You don't think you will, but sooner or later, you will. Mark my words.”

Fear Fantasy Villain Enemies To Lovers Angst Young Adult Fantasy Heirs Of Secrets Clean Fiction Devery Vyne

Book:Heirs of Secrets

Source: Heirs of Secrets

“We don’t need a reason to fight because the fight itself has become the reason. In that way, getting the shit kicked out of me is just another means to feel cared for. The fight is the shortcut to the attention we crave as we seesaw back and forth between violence and victim, using both sides to claw for love. How it got this way is anyone’s guess. Blame is useless amidst madness. But it’s clear to me that I co-author this chaos.”