“Be Gentle With Yourself. You Are A Child Of The Universe, No Less Than The Trees And The Stars; You

in 2022, someone will always be prettier. someone will always be smarter. someone will always be faster. but they will never be you.

“And in the silence I suddenly understood the many ways a person can die but still be alive.”

— Carmen Rodrigues; 34 Pieces of You

“We often want it so badly that we ruin it before it begins. Overthinking. Fantasizing. Imagining. Expecting. Worrying. Doubting. Just let it naturally evolve”

— Unknown

“It’s raining let’s go outside” “look out the window, the moon is beautiful” “I finally read the books you’ve been talking so much about, I loved it” “wait stand there , the lighting is amazing” “<3” “I bought you this book, I think you might like it” “oh my, look at all the stars” “let’s go to a bookstore” “I got us some coffee” “here, listen to this” “let’s make a playlist” “this is a horrible idea. I’m in”

“The other day, lying in bed, I felt my heart beating for the first time in a long while. I realized how little I live in my body, how much in my mind”

-Rodger kamenetz, from Terra infirma

I need someone to think of me the same way authors describe their characters

I’ll forever be the person who says "It’s okay, I understand" even when my heart is literally shattering.

“I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.”

— Epiphany

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