Sophia

“Courage, man; the hurt cannot be much.”
― William Shakespeare

“I think you've got to be truthful about the life you HAVE. Otherwise there's no possibility of achieving the life you WANT.”
― James Baldwin, Another Country

“The pain was distant now because it had scarcely been bearable then. It could not really be recollected because it had become a part of him. (...) The old pain receded into the home it had made in him. But another pain, homeless yet, began knocking at his heart - not for the first time: it would force an entry one day, and remain with him for ever.”
― James Baldwin, Another Country

“The most useful thing one can do with empty hands is hold on.”
― Ocean Vuong