Lillian Olson > Quotes

“Thank you to those gentle, dancing lights in my life for remembering that within this monster under my skin, there is a throbbing, beating heart of magic.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“Keep that poison to yourself. Suffocate politely.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“This is the culture of my generation, a bunch of kids who were never taught to triumph—we were taught how to fail with dignity”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“I want to destroy all the parts that aren’t working. I’m breaking, I’m breaking.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“I made my final stop and now I am walking circles; get up, go to work, complete a menial activity, go to sleep.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“Cover your pores so the bad things can’t seep in.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“I’m so scared, I’m in pain and I don’t care. I stare on, unfeeling, unmoving. I condemn myself to failure without batting an eyelash. I sleep soundly while I drown. No sympathy, no compassion. I could call for help, but I hold my tongue.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“There’s a realization, in the midst of the ignoring and using, that no matter how you look at it, what angle of positivity you use, you are burning alive.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.