Asha

“I would give my entire output of words, past, present and to come, in exchange for easier access to the world, for permission to state "I hurt" or " I hate" or " I want". Or indeed, "Look at me". And I do not go back on this.”
― Anita Brookner, Look at Me

“And, above all, do not be so ashamed of yourself, for that is at the root of it all”
― DOSTOEVSKY FYODOR, The Brothers Karamazov: Unabridged Edition