Nea Stevander

“In the steady thrum that accompanies quiet, my mind is unkind to me. I think too much. I feel, perhaps, far more than I should. It would be only a slight exaggeration to say that my goal in life is to outrun my mind, my memories.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“Why did everyone have to ruin the quiet by asking questions? The truth was a disastrous thing.”
― Victoria Schwab, This Savage Song

“Every weakness exposes flesh,” he'd said, “and flesh invites a knife.”
― Victoria Schwab, This Savage Song

“Sometimes being offered tenderness feels like the very proof that you've been ruined.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous