Katelyn Joos

“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,' said Frodo.
Sam looked at him unhappily. 'It all depends on what you want,' put in Merry. 'You can trust us to stick with you through thick and thin--to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours--closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“For myself, I find I become less cynical rather than more--remembering my own sins and follies; and realize that men's hearts are not often as bad as their acts, and very seldom as bad as their words.”
― Tolkien J.R.R., The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

“Shame be damned—own the ruin of yourself.
Wear the failure like a vintage coat
—torn, tattered heart—
you are a worn out classic,
a soul of arcane salt and grit.

Outcast,
iconoclast,
standfast.
Beyond the black and white blah of buttondown norm
we clash and crash
in the candle-lit dusk
of conscious dreams and darkest desires”
― L.M. Browning, Drive Through the Night