Edward Chew

“I may not know quite what you are,
but I know what you are not…
You are not the kind who leaves my mind
and is easily forgot.”
― Ranata Suzuki

“A lot of corpses woke up every morning from their graves. Stood in front of the mirror and wore the masks which made them look alive. Stuck in the vicious circle of death. Scared to break out and scared of falling into the infinite pit of darkness, they beat down their souls that were fighting for an escape, mercilessly every day. They walked out into the world with pain, only to return back to the home, which did not feel like a home anymore, again in the night. They removed their masks in front of the mirror, stared into those empty eyes and walked back to their graves silently, with the fear of waking up again next day and with nothing to celebrate in their heart.”
― Akshay Vasu, The Abandoned Paradise: Unraveling the beauty of untouched thoughts and dreams

“I have learnt to hide my true feelings behind a mask of obedience, and sometimes feigned ignorance. It has become a part of my nature, allowing my thoughts to remain my own even if my actions, words and demeanour are often at the command of others. Don’t we all wear masks, either to protect ourselves or to deceive others?”
― Lisa Medved, The Engraver's Secret

“Cis heterosexual people rarely have to be in a situation in which they are the only cisgender heterosexual person in the room.”
― Julie Sondra Decker, The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality