“She felt as if she'd always been holding a part of herself back, saving it, and she had a terrible fear she would end up saving it forever. That she would die with whole parts of herself unused.”
“But although she was with family and friends, she'd never felt more alone. She felt as if she'd lost a vital part of herself and she had - her heart.”
“She existed in her friends; there she was. All the parts of herself she'd forgotten. She knew herself best when she was with them.”
“...[She] felt as if she were both a stranger to herself and more herself than she'd ever been.”
“Lena remembered herself in all the old familiar things they said. She existed in her friends; there she was. All the parts of herself she'd forgotten. She knew herself best when she was with them.”
“She was afraid, but she couldn't just sit around waiting for someone to save her. She had to try to save herself, try to figure it out.”