Eli Kelly

“What were you before you met me?"
"I think I was drowning"
"And what are you now?"
"Water”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“do you
ever
find
yourself
nostalgic
for
the life
you never
got to
have?”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One

“i’m done being afraid of what other people think of me.  if you want to judge me,  i won’t stop you.  i’ll be over here,  being flawless in every flaw.  —confidence.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Break Your Glass Slippers

“You're spending your life without renewing it.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover