Kelly Quindlen

Please. Please can you make it stop hurting it hurts so badly. I don’t want it. It hurts and I don’t want it. I’m trying to make it go away. Please, just make it go away, just make it go away.
But there’s an ancient voice deep inside of her that knows it will never go away, no matter what she does or how hard she prays.

There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re doing just fine.”

There’s nothing to be scared of.”