Darlene

“I was not right to want to die. I didn't want to leave my family. I liked my mind and its potential. I knew the type of burden I was. I was like my mother.”
― Terese Marie Mailhot, Heart Berries

“I realized that love can be mediocre and a safe comfort, or it can be unhinged and hurtful. Either seemed like a good life.”
― Terese Marie Mailhot, Heart Berries

“I wanted as much of the world as I could take, and I didn't have the conscience to be ashamed.”
― Terese Marie Mailhot, Heart Berries

“Life wasn’t about avoiding suffering.”
― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air