“Sometimes my life here felt like a cage where I could never escape the pain. At other times it felt like the only firm ground on earth”

“Sometimes I felt like I was running from somewhere, but other times I felt like I was running to somewhere. (178)”

“This life had always been my routine but now it felt like a cage.”

“i had never felt more at home here, here where the stars shone so brightly and the breeze felt like a lover's touch.”

“I felt like I did the first time I had been thrown from a horse, with the reins yanked from my hands and the ground rushing up at me. Then, as now, there was nothing I could do to prevent the pain that was coming.”

“Each day at my job felt like one day closer to death; go to work, come home, watch TV, one whole day lost and gone forever. When I traveled, no time felt wasted. I was alert and active. I was switched on. I felt like I’d been living in a cage and I’d only just learned there was no lock on the door. I could just walk outside and do as I pleased. I didn’t want to get back in.”