Lee

“I'm not myself," she said and then laughed maniacally, "but God knows who I am.”
― Kate Atkinson, Human Croquet

“Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness”
― Kate Atkinson, Life After Life

“I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.”
― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

“I don't like fighting,' he said. 'It makes me hurt inside. Like I'm a kid again. In the cupboard, in the dark. If the grown-ups are fighting, it must be my fault. That's why I don't do rows.' He blinked hard, to keep the tears at bay. She was the only person in the world who could make him feel so exposed. It din't always feel like a good thing. 'Carol, I'm going home tomorrow. I can't manage without you. Not in any sense. So can we stop this no? I can't do it.”
― Val McDermid, Beneath the Bleeding