Marisa Reichardt > Quotes

“It turned out I wasn't dying on the outside. I was only dying on the inside, where nobody could see.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“Why do you do that?

Do what?

Blow off compliments.

I don't.

You kind of do.

Sorry.

Don't apologize. Just learn to say thanks.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“Don't punish yourself for being kind”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“We’re all just getting by, right? And sometimes it’s easier to do that with someone who understands than to try to do it by ourselves.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“I think you're a girl who went through a horrible thing, something no mom every wants to think about their kid going through. But I also think you're smart and capable. I think you're working hard to get better. I think you want to get better. I think you will get better.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“I can't. I can't. I can't. It's my mantra now.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“I like the sound of the sizzle of the butter as it hits the pan. It’s a reminder of how quickly things change. One second you’re whole, the next second you’ve melted.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“Why do you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Blow off compliments."

"I don't."

"You kind of do."

"Sorry."

"Don't apologize. Just learn to say thanks.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“It’s a reminder of how quickly things change. One second you’re whole, the next second you’ve melted. I”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“I wish I could cheer. I wish I could be something other than what I am.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“But I'm not like her. I don't stay inside because I'm sad. I stay inside because I'm scared”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“And I do want to get better. I want it in a way that makes it feel like a necessity. I just don't know how to get there. What I'm doing doesn't seem like enough.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“Sometimes the things we are sure of aren't true at all.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater

“Short paragraphs that read like photographs.”
― Marisa Reichardt, Underwater