“It's so easy to fall into the assumption that anything someone else gains is something you lose. To think of success as some lavish party with only a limited number of invites. To convince yourself that if you could only make it to a certain point in the distance, you'll finally find a place to rest. To feel like there's always more than you can do. But I mean, look what's being done to us - to our self-esteem, to our pride, to our bodies. We're exhausted and on the verge of breaking down at any second and... somehow we're expected to just keep going.”
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
“If I’d kissed you,” he goes on, “you would have wanted me for an
afternoon, and I would have wanted you for the rest of my life.”
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
afternoon, and I would have wanted you for the rest of my life.”
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
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