brooke

“I cut because I can't deal. It's as simple as that. The world becomes an ocean, the ocean washes over me, the sound of water is deafening, the water drowns my heart, my panic becomes as large as planets. I need to hurt myself more than the world can hurt me, and then I can comfort myself.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, Girl in Pieces

“I'd rather have an ugly face than an ugly heart.”
― Akemi Dawn Bowman, Starfish

“But there isn't a single word in the universe that you can think of that would describe the way you feel right now.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, How to Make Friends with the Dark

“I want to find self-worth without needing it to come from someone's approval.”
― Akemi Dawn Bowman, Starfish