Camila

“Instead, love them without attachment. Love the lessons they taught you. Wish them well every single time you think about them. Miss them, but do not ache for them to come back. If the people in your life left because they were not ready to value you, or love you, or be there for you, do not wish for them back, do not ask for them to be more than they can be at the moment. Wish for them to figure themselves out. Wish for them to grow. They are on their own journey — a journey you are not a part of. And that is okay. You have to learn that that is okay.”
― Bianca Sparacino, A Gentle Reminder

“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Bonnie Burstow, Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

“It is okay to take your time. We live in a generation that romanticizes moving forward as quickly as possible when it comes to careers and our futures and our success within them. But there is no point in rushing quickly towards a life that will not inspire you or fulfill you.”
― Bianca Sparacino, A Gentle Reminder

“La felicidad está hecha de una sustancia tan liviana que fácilmente se disuelve en el recuerdo, y si regresa a la memoria lo hace con sentimiento empalagoso que la contamina y que siempre he rechazado por inútil, por dulzón y en últimas por dañino para vivir el presente: la nostalgia.”
― Héctor Abad Faciolince, El olvido que seremos