We Found Love in a Hopeless Place

Right. Yep. So, I read Fear and Trembling. It may not be what you are imaging exactly, but I bet you can surmise the general way a book with a title like that will leave you feeling. It's a ruthless, brutal little book; it's masterful at bringing you into the harrowing world of the narrator.

Exemplary passage that I find both beautiful and chilling:

Do not dare hope for anything beautiful. Do not expect to feel any sort of pleasure, because it will destroy you. Do not hope for love, because you're not worthy of it. Those who love will love you for the illusion of you, not for the real you. Do not hope that you will get anything out of life, because each passing year will take something from you. Do not even hope for something as simple as a peaceful life, because you don't have a single reason to be at peace. . . [Y]ou should not be so foolish as to suppose that anyone could want you for yourself.