April

“What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

“I long
for you
but you long
for someone else
I deny the one
who wants me
cause I want someone else”
― Rupi Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers

“this is where you must
understand the difference
between want and need
you may want that boy
but you certainly
don't need him”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey

“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you.”
― Miranda July