I needed words because unhappy families are conspiracies of silence. The one who breaks the silence is never forgiven. He or she has to learn to forgive him or herself.

“Unhappiness is selfish, grief is selfish. For whom are the tears?”

“It's only a story, you say. So it is, and the rest of life with it - creation s…”

“I knew clearly that I could not rebuild my life or put it back together in any …”

“It's not the one thing nor the other that leads to madness, but the space in be…”