Jacky

“Most women faked half their lives daily, pretending to have their work and their family and their health completely under control, moving through the world with just enough makeup and effortless shampoo-commercial hair. They were the ones wearing beautiful cream-colored knitted sweaters in white rooms on their Instagram pages. They were the ones spouting corny philosophical sayings and talking about their many blessings. Meanwhile, they were taking prescription drugs just to stand up straight in the morning and their husbands were on their fourth affair with someone from their workplace.”
― Christina Henry, Good Girls Don’t Die

“Niemals sind wir ungeschützter gegen das Leiden, als wenn wir Lieben. Niemals hilfloser unglücklich, als wenn wir das geliebte Objekt oder seine Liebe verloren haben.”
― Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents

“The darkness doesn't exactly come from outside, but is a revelation of something in your nature. In your black moods and dark fears you find and essential part of yourself.”
― Thomas Moore

“Our words and language shape our hopes and dreams for the future - and our dreams for the future shape how we act today”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well