“What is my life for and what am I going to do with it? I don't know and I'm afraid.”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Source: The Journals of Sylvia Plath
“I'm afraid my voice is going to break. I am afraid she is going to hear how much this hurts.”
— Holly Black, book Red Glove
Source: Red Glove
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