Jessica Pentecost

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

“Those who choose differently must suffer the consequences. They must take the pain their decisions bring.”
― Sachin Kundalkar, Cobalt Blue

“We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck them.”
― John Waters

“My pain was never more valuable than his potential.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name