Melissa

“... if you're someone who knows the worst thing can happen at any time, aren't you also someone who knows the best thing can happen at any time too?”
― Jandy Nelson, The Sky Is Everywhere

“we all have stories we tell ourselves. We tell ourselves we are too fat, too ugly, or too old, or too foolish. We tell ourselves these stories because they allow us to excuse our actions, and they allow us to pass off the responsibility for things we have done-maybe to something within our control, but anything other than the decisions we have made.”
― Eleanor Brown, The Weird Sisters

“Our tongues have fallen madly in love and gotten married and moved to Paris.”
― Jandy Nelson, The Sky Is Everywhere

“I am different, not less.”
― Temple Grandin