Ashley Ruiz

“I’m lonely but I’m not alone. My body works, my brain works, I’m alive. It’s a good life. I have to make a conscious effort to remember that. To choose to be happy every day. If I didn’t, I think my own pain would’ve killed me a long time ago.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shadow Me

“Hear me when I say that you are more than one thing. A person can be both sensitive and heartless. Both selfish and selfless. Quiet and loud. Fearful and bold. Jealous and proud. A killer and a savior. Flawed, yet perfect. We can love and hate in equal measure. We can be crazy sometimes and sane in the next.”
― T.M. Frazier, N9ne: The Tale of Kevin Clearwater

“It’s painful when you remember good things about the person who broke your heart. It’s better to remember the things you hated, if only to keep the anger stronger than the sadness. He”
― Tarryn Fisher, F*ck Marriage

“How many men have I loved? Some briefly, some all-consuming. Some for a night, some for a second on a busy street.”
― J.R. Rogue, Kiss Me Like You Mean It