When I was raped I lost my virginity and almost lost my life. I also discarded certain assumptions I had held about how the world worked and about how safe I was.
Alice SeboldLike snowflakes,' Franny said,'none of them the same and yet each one, from where we stand, exactly like the one before
Alice SeboldThe damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound.
Alice SeboldI think that if you're somebody who's a control freak, the process would make you crazy, but I'm kind of a process freak, so I'm excited to see what he does with it. I know it's not going to be my book, so just starting with that knowledge frees me from having to get all freaked out about it.
Alice Sebold