“The fire blazing in her dark and injured heart seemed to glow around her like a flame.”
Source: The Beautiful and Damned
“To other people, it sometimes seems like nothing at all. You are walking around with your head on fire and no one can see the flames.”
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Matt Haig
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Reasons to Stay Alive
Source: Reasons to Stay Alive
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