Peri Q. Arden > Quotes

“To love is to give someone your broadsword, kneel before them, and bare your chest, all while trusting you can heal yourself if they run you through.”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“Tell the story often of how you healed. Your journey will be someone's road map.”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“Everyone is not a little autistic. A wide range of individuals experience common aspects of the phenomena autistics endure, but this makes them autistic in the same way wearing makeup makes someone a Van Gogh painting.”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“What if everything you endure is preparing you to receive what you asked for?”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“What if you seek help right now? There is a zero percent chance things will improve if nothing changes...”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“The miracle you so desperately need is just beyond the walls your wounded self built to keep you safe.”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“I will continue healing from . . . trauma, and I won't quit until it is done. I will not hide my scars. I will stand strong and confident in my worth, so others can see it is possible. We are not alone, we survivors. We are stronger together.”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged

“My scars prove your wounds can heal too.”
― Peri Q. Arden, Dandelion Ch;ld: An Autistic Life Shattered and Reforged