Mimi Othman > Mimi's Quotes

“Do you love me enough that I am allowed to be damaged? Do you love me enough that I am allowed to be weak in some places?”
― Khadija Rupa, Unexpressed Feelings

“I feel the pain—everywhere.”
― Khadija Rupa, Unexpressed Feelings

“But if ever I try to mend, some other bodies would instantly break, would instantly be fragments.”
― Khadija Rupa, Unexpressed Feelings

“Nobody knows your heart better than you. Trust your instincts. Never let anyone cast a shadow over your sunshine.”
― Michael Faudet, Smoke & Mirrors

“Do you ever feel guilty?” she asked, clutching a flower to her chest.

“Yes,” I replied. “But only because it has taken me so long to realize who I am and what truly stirs my heart.”
― Michael Faudet, Smoke & Mirrors

“words are strange creatures”
― Michael Faudet, Smoke & Mirrors

“I write because you exist.”
― Michael Faudet

“Good night - may you fall asleep in the arms of a dream, so beautiful, you'll cry when you awake.”
― Michael Faudet

“I spend most nights at home falling in love with the idea of you.”
― Michael Faudet

“It happens like this.

"One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else--closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps this person carries within them an angel--one sent to you for some higher purpose; to teach you an important lesson or to keep you safe during a perilous time. What you must do is trust in them--even if they come hand in hand with pain or suffering--the reason for their presence will become clear in due time."

Though here is a word of warning--you may grow to love this person but remember they are not yours to keep. Their purpose isn't to save you but to show you how to save yourself. And once this is fulfilled; the halo lifts and the angel leaves their body as the person exits your life. They will be a stranger to you once more.

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It's so dark right now, I can't see any light around me.
That's because the light is coming from you. You can't see it but everyone else can.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“It was a question I had worn on my lips for days - like a loose thread on my favourite sweater I couldn't resist pulling - despite knowing it could all unravel around me.

"Do you love me?" I ask.

In your hesitation I found my answer.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“Do you remember the song that was playing the night we met? No, but I remember every song I have heard since you left.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“ Strength

Don't let them tell you that your pain should be confined to the past, that it bears no relevance to the present. Your pain is part of who you are.

They don't know how strong that makes you.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Writing

There is one thing you should know about writing. It will inevitably lead you to dark places as you cannot write authentically about something unless you have lived it. However, you should always bear in mind that you are only a tourist and must always remain one. You were blessed with the gift of words, in order to bring a voice to suffering. But do not be too indulgent despite how addictive sadness can be, how easy it is to get lost down the path of self-destruction. You must emerge from adversity, scathed but victorious to tell your story, and, in turn, light the way for others.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“We might not have months or years, but we have moments. Thousands upon thousands of them. Let’s take each moment, seize it and wring it dry.”
― Emma Scott, Full Tilt