“And he's pressing into her and she into him, bodies shivering, like they are two scared, lost children, starving, starving to be touched, to be held, by someone, anyone, the first one they can find who seems familiar enough, safe enough, strong enough to rescue them. They breathe, heavy. Hard. Their fingers strain at cotton. And then they slow down. Stop. Hold. Rest. Before one of them, or both, begins to sob. Before they break another piece that needs to be fixed.” NeedsFirstsChildrenTwoHardEnoughBodySeemsLostStrongBreakPiecesSafeFingersScaredHeavyBreatheFamiliarFixedTouchedRescueStrainSlow DownStarvingStrong EnoughCottonLost Child Book:Wake Source: Wake
“I closed my eyes and he kissed my eyelids, barely brushing them with his lips. I felt safe, at home. I felt as if here, against his body, was the only place in which I belonged. The only place I had ever wanted to be. We lay in silence for a while, holding each other, our skin merging, our breathing synchronized. I felt as if silence might allow the moment to last for ever, which would still not be enough.” IfsStillsEnoughMomentsHomeBodyMightEyeWantedLastsFeltSilenceSafeSkinsLaysLipsBreathingEyelidsBrushingMerging Author:S.J. Watson
“Kessa ran her fingers over her stomach. Flat. But was it flat enough? Not quite. She still had some way to go. Just to be safe, she told herself. Still, it was nice the way her pelvic bones rose like sharp hills on either side of her stomach. I love bones. Bones are beautiful.” WayStillsEnoughBeautifulSidesNiceSafeRoseFingersBonesHillsRanFlatsStomach Author:Steven Levenkron
“I wanted so much to keep you safe. I did my best. I'm sorry things didn't come out different for the two of us. I wish I could have been good enough for you.” Has BeensTwoDifferentEnoughWantedWishSafeSorryGood EnoughI'm SorryCould Have BeenTwo Of Us Book:Child of the Prophecy: A Sevenwaters Novel 3 Source: Child of the Prophecy: A Sevenwaters Novel 3
“These days grief seems like walking on a frozen river; most of the time he feels safe enough, but there is always that danger that he will plunge through. Now he hears the ice creak beneath him, and so intense and panicking is the sensation that he has to stand for a moment, press his hands to his face and catch his breath.” FeelsEnoughMomentsHandsSeemsFacesGriefDangerWalkingSafeRiversBreathsPressesIntenseIceThese DaysSensationsFrozenPlunge Book:One Day Source: One Day