My oldest brother passed away when I was 14 from injuries sustained in a horrific car accident. It wasn't willful, but basically for around 6 months the only words I spoke were yes, no, or I don't know, when asked a question, although I often would just nod or shake my head instead. I remember when I started talking full sentences again my voice sounded funny.
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"Do you know what’s really scary? You want to forget something. Totally wipe it off your mind. But you never can. It can’t go away, you see. And… and it follows you around like a ghost."
~ A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Hongryeon) (2003)
"I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I’ve always felt that I wasn’t a member of any particular group."
~ Anne Rice
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