“Inevitably, with memory comes pain.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“Survival is never more than putting off the moment of death.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“Uno piensa que tendrá tiempo de decir las cosas, y cuando se quiere dar cuenta ya es demasiado tarde. Uno piensa que basta con dar muestras de cariño, con hacer gestos, pero no es verdad, hay que decir lo que se siente.”
― Las gratitudes
― Las gratitudes
“Perhaps you never have time when you are alone? You only acquire it by watching it go by in others".”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
“The problem with this is that if we beat ourselves up after a mistake, we add shame onto the guilt and frustration that we already feel about our mistake. That guilt and frustration can be helpful in moving us forward, but shame...shame keeps us stuck. It's a paralyzing emotion. When we get caught in a shame spiral, we tend to make more of the same kinds of mistakes that caused us shame in the first place".”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
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