“On the days that feel dark and endless, I make myself a simple promise: I’ll get out of bed in the morning. Then I’ll head up the hill to class. If I put one foot in front of the other, day by day, I’ll move closer to the light at the end of all this struggle.”
― Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
― Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
“That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her! Not for me.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
“I think we should stop asking people in their twenties what they “want to do” and start asking them what they don’t want to do.”
― Yes Please
― Yes Please
“Keep all your passions in your life.”
― Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
― Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
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