Arlen C. > Quotes

“mama, you taught me to look pretty but i can’t anymore, and i am learning that’s okay. i am learning to sharpen my teeth and rule kingdoms, instead.”
― Arlen C., Unmythologize

“i am learning to sharpen my teeth and rule kingdoms, instead.”
― Arlen C., Unmythologize

“iv. you are not a masterpiece, you are not a symphony and here’s the thing: you are learning that’s okay, that sometimes the echoes are enough. you are not a poem. he is not a poet. but you are trying to write your own story.”
― Arlen C., Unmythologize

“look mother, look at me now, kingdoms blooming beneath my feet and a throne of shadows for me.”
― Arlen C., Unmythologize

“once, someone told you that you reminded them of hephaestus; you took it as a compliment, for who wouldn’t dream of the ability to fashion worlds out of dust?”
― Arlen C., Unmythologize

“Folded paper airplanes to remind ourselves we were kids, set them adrift to remind
ourselves we were almost adults.”
― Arlen C., Love Letters to Ghosts

“five.
How we swallow lies in hopes
they’ll cauterize wounds from the inside.”
― Arlen C., Love Letters to Ghosts