Alia

“there are scars, so many scars seemingly sketched across your skin scars like painful stories that you avoid telling in hopes of appearing fine but your eyes are saying something different”
― R.H. Sin, She Just Wants to Forget (What She Felt)

“The love feels so pure when you take time to understand it outside of a relationship.”
― R.H. Sin, She Just Wants to Forget (What She Felt)

“Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone with strengthen your will and give your life coherence.”
― Epictetus, The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness

“I urge you to find a way to immerse yourself fully in the life that you’ve been given. To stop running from whatever you’re trying to escape, and instead to stop, and turn, and face whatever it is. Then I dare you to walk toward it. In this way, the world may reveal itself to you as something magical and awe-inspiring that does not require escape. Instead, the world may become something worth paying attention to.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence