“Guilt is the fear of one’s own wretchedness. It has nothing to do with other people.”
― Educated
― Educated
“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Educated
― Educated
“Whomever you become, whatever you make yourself into, that is who you always were.”
― Educated
― Educated
“It has never occurred to you,” he said, “that you might have as much right to be here as anyone.”
― Educated
― Educated
“You can love someone and still choose to say goodbye to them,” she says now. “You can miss a person every day, and still be glad that they are no longer in your life.”
― Educated
― Educated
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