

“The reality of grief is far different from what others see from the outside. There is pain in this world that you can't be cheered out of. You don't need solutions. You don't need to move on from your grief. You need someone to see your grief, to acknowledge it. You need someone to hold your hands while you stand there in blinking horror, staring at the hole that was your life. Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.”
― It's OK That You're Not OK
― It's OK That You're Not OK

“The San Francisco therapist kept telling me I shouldn’t be terrified of creative experimentation.
“I don’t know what’s going to come out of me,� I told her. “It has to be perfect. It has to be irreproachable in every way.�
“Why?� she said.
“To make up for it,â€� I said. “To make up for the fact that it’s me.”
―
“I don’t know what’s going to come out of me,� I told her. “It has to be perfect. It has to be irreproachable in every way.�
“Why?� she said.
“To make up for it,â€� I said. “To make up for the fact that it’s me.”
―
“Do not worry about your contradictions - Persephone is both floral maiden and queen of death. You, too, can be both.”
― A Sisterhood of Thorns and Vengeance
― A Sisterhood of Thorns and Vengeance

“You brought
me your darkness
& I loved you
with the radiant
tears of a
thousand suns.”
― Mirrors Of The Sun: Finding Reflections Of Light In The Shittiness Of Life
me your darkness
& I loved you
with the radiant
tears of a
thousand suns.”
― Mirrors Of The Sun: Finding Reflections Of Light In The Shittiness Of Life

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