“Guilt is the fear of one’s own wretchedness. It has nothing to do with other people.”
― Educated
― Educated
“There are two kinds of grief at a wake: grieving the loss of what was and grieving the loss of what wasn’t.”
― The Bright Years
― The Bright Years
“Because sometimes their need to please previous generations is greater than their need to love future ones.”
― The Names
― The Names
“The lessons she imparted, the proof of her life lived on in me, in my every move and deed. I was what she left behind. If I could not be with my mother, I would be her.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“The decisions I made after that moment were not the ones she would have made. They were the choices of a changed person, a new self.
You could call this selfhood many things. Transformation. Metamorphosis. Falsity. Betrayal.
I call it an education”
― Educated
You could call this selfhood many things. Transformation. Metamorphosis. Falsity. Betrayal.
I call it an education”
― Educated
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