Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

by Nathan Ballingrud

“I didn’t used to be this way. I was happy when I was a child. I had such grand ideas about how life would be. What happened to me? What happened to us?” “We grew up.”

“Has it occurred to you that your aversion to treatment is a symptom of your illness?”

“How could I ever become a burden to them? That doesn’t make any sense.” “When what you need outweighs what you offer. Make no mistake, child. Your life does not belong to you.”