Sophie Zettel

“Pain always reminds us that we’re alive. And the fear along with it that we want to stay that way.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“Avoiding the bad means you risk avoiding the good, too, and I’d rather be hurt than never not feel this.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“Because you’re still you, no matter where you go,” I retort.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence

“My mother said the first boy—or man—is a crush.
You think you love them, but what you really love is how they make you feel. It’s not love. It’s lust. Lust for attention. Lust for danger. Lust to feel special. (...) The second is to learn about yourself. Your first crush has been crushed. You’re sad, but most of all, you’re angry. Angry enough to not let it happen again. (...) Love. When the lessons of your weakness with number one and your selfishness with number two sink in, and you find a medium. When you know who you are and you’re ready to welcome everything he is, and you’re not afraid anymore.”
― Penelope Douglas, Credence