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How, if my parents were dead, could there still be some part of me that felt relief at not being found out?
“He’s the only person who ever understood that desire. Not to die, but to already be dead.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“On my way out of her office, I ask, "Did you know he married one of his students?" At first, I think I've dropped a bomb on her. Then she nods. Yes, she knows. She lifts her hands, a gesture of helplessness. "It happens sometimes," she says.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“She didn't understand the horror of watching your body star in something your mind didn't agree to.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“There must be a point where you’re allowed to be defined by something other than what he did to you.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
“I walked into his classroom. I existed. I was born.”
― My Dark Vanessa
― My Dark Vanessa
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