“He has no concept of loss. I feel like the world is divided into two types of people: people who know loss and people who don’t. And whenever I encounter someone who doesn’t, I disregard them”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I don’t have to say somebody else’s words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobody’s watching. Nobody’s judging. Nobody’s weighing in. No casting directors or agents or managers or directors or Mom. Just me and the page. Writing is the opposite of performing to me. Performing feels inherently fake. Writing feels inherently real.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“It's like the tide, Jo, when it turns it goes slowly--but it can't be stopped.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“But why does it have to be you? Any of you?! Let Dumbledore fight, if he’s so powerful as everyone says. Why does he need kids to help him?”
― All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End
― All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End
“Mom didn’t get better. But I will.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
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