Separation Anxiety Quotes

“But there is the loneliness. The aloneness. How I startle awake in the dark, panicked, full of dread, floating on the night sea on a tiny raft surrounded by all that vast blackness. I see myself from above. The light from the moon guides me nowhere. I’m connected to nothing and no one, lost,”
― Laura Zigman, Separation Anxiety

“Some children grow stronger in the broken places, like bones; others grow sadder. I did both.”
― Laura Zigman, Separation Anxiety

“Autumn, my favorite season, has always made me sad—the brightness of the sky and trees, the promise of hope and renewal always feels like a trick, an invitation for disappointment, instead of a gift.”
― Laura Zigman, Separation Anxiety

“So little gives me joy now that I’m afraid I’ll get rid of every single thing I’ve ever owned and end up with nothing. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Feeling empty only makes me want to be emptier.”
― Laura Zigman, Separation Anxiety

“Grief obliterates the present, forcing you to relive the past and dread the future.”
― Laura Zigman, Separation Anxiety