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Over time, she’ll understand that you slayed a monster. For her.”
“As for the water family, this was formed much later in life, and was, to a large extent, of your own making. While it was true that nothing could take the place of a loving, happy blood family, in the absence of one, a good water family could wash away the hurt and pain collected inside like black soot. It was therefore possible for your friends to have a treasured place in your heart, and occupy a bigger space than all your kin combined. But those who had never experienced what it felt like to be spurned by their own relatives would not understand this truth in a million years. They would never know that there were times when water ran thicker than blood.”
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
― 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
“I never viewed my ability to be alone as a strength. It was more of a default.”
― Shred Sisters
― Shred Sisters
“The world and its people are too much for me. I am crushed between empathy and impotence. I don’t think I’m important. Not at all! In fact, I am embarrassingly insubstantial. Then why was I given this heart? It is so much more than I need.”
― Heartwood
― Heartwood
“Do you understand that? Do you understand that I don’t care how big or small this world is, that you are the center of mine? Do you understand that, to someone, you are everything that matters on this entire planet?”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
“Go on,’ I say. ‘Go on and be,’ and I make the space for them to be. That means moving my own shit—baggage, fears, worries—out of their way. Our children won’t be like us, they will be better. So we can’t put our insecurities on them. Space and time. For you and for them.”
― Sky Full of Elephants
― Sky Full of Elephants
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