Susan Alexander

"The music was the only thing that kept me going."

"I never wanted to disappoint him so much."

"Everything felt fake and hollow."

"I wish I'd had more friends."

"Art should come from the heart, not from a checkbook."

"I was capable of better things, I think."

"He didn't want me to have my own life."

"I should have been braver."

"The lights on stage were blinding."

"I never felt like I belonged anywhere."

"He wanted to make me perfect, but I was just human."

"I could hear the audience holding their breath."

"Sometimes I wonder who I might have been."

"The best days were before I met him."

"I learned too late what really mattered."

"Love isn't supposed to feel this lonely."

"I did what I was told, even when it was wrong."

"His dreams were never my dreams."

"I needed patience, but he had none."

"The opera house was beautiful but empty."

"I tried to be grateful, but I was miserable."

"He made decisions for me as if I weren't there."

"I wonder what might have happened if I'd said no."

"My voice wasn't strong enough for such a big stage."

"I felt his disappointment every single night."

"The applause never sounded like approval."

"I was just a girl who liked to sing."

"He bought my voice like he bought everything else."

"I should have run away when I had the chance."

"The jigsaw puzzles kept me company."