Melina

“I didn’t know that being a victim was synonymous with not being believed.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“She said to the women, Leave your pain here and go out and do your magnificent things. I didn’t know instructions like this were possible.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“Nostalgia: Greek compound combining nostos (homecoming) and álgos (pain). The literal Greek translation for nostalgia is "pain from an old wound.”
― Dolly Alderton, Ghosts

“You have always thought if you opened your mouth in open water you would drown, but if you didn't open your mouth you would suffocate. So here you are, drowning.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water