“The world was reduced to the surface of her skin and her inner self was safe from all bitterness.”

— Gabriel García Márquez, book One Hundred Years of Solitude

Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), p. 279, referring to Amaranta

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Colombian writer 1927–2014

L.J. Smith (1965) American author

Source: Dark Visions

“If he had to bring all the bitterness and hatred of the world into his heart, he was not going to be in love with her again.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald book Tender Is the Night

Source: Tender Is the Night

“France is herself Only in the winter, her naked self, without manners. In the fine weather, all the world can love her.”

James Salter book A Sport and a Pastime

A Sport and a Pastime (1967)

“It was something like love
From another world that seized her
From behind, and she gave, not lifting her head
Out of dew, without ever looking, her best
Self to that great need.”

James Dickey (1923–1997) American writer

The Sheep Child (l. 31–35).
The Whole Motion; Collected Poems, 1945-1992 (1992)

“However in the world did her skin come green?" Nanny wondered, stupidly, for Melena blanched and Frex reddened, and the baby held her breath as if trying to turn blue to please them all. Nanny had to slap her to make her breath again.”

Gregory Maguire book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“.. And with dream awakened eyes she saw all the beauty around her, saw the sea, felt the sun, and knew she had to vanish for a while from the human surface and make every sacrifice in order to create her world anew out of the depths.
And from that came
Life or Theater???”

Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943) German painter

original German language, Zitat von Charlotte Salomon: ..und sie sah – mit wachgeträumten Augen all die Schönheit um sich her – sah das Meer spürte die Sonne und wusste: sie musste für eine Zeit von der menschlichen Oberfläche verschwinden und dafür alle Opfer bringen – um sich aus der Tiefe ihre Welt neu zu schaffen<br>Und dabei entstand<brdas Leben oder das Theater??? <br class="br">Quote, probably 1943, in Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre?, (ed.) Judith C. E. Belinfante et al, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1998, ISBN 0-900946-66-0, p. 38; as cited om Wikipedia <br class="br">these are the concluding words of the last overlay: JHM 4924-02 https://charlotte.jck.nl/detail/M004924/part/character/theme/keyword/M004924, of the epilogue - quoting ideas of her former love in Germany Alfred Wolfsohn, she called him 'Amadeus Daberlohn' in her paintings