Something aches at the very core of me, something ancient and deep and stronger than words: the filament that joins each of us to the root of existence, that ancient thing unfurling and resisting and grappling, desperately, for a foothold, a way to stay here, breathe, keep going.

Delirium (Delirium Trilogy 1) (ed. Hachette UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9781444720655