Melissa

“I am not ready to become the next version of me that I must.”
― Lori Blevins

“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straight-forward pathway had been lost”
― Joseph Conrad, 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die Vol: 01 [newly updated]

“My sadness is beautiful. It infuses everything I do. It is at the core of my identity and always has been, just as happiness is in some people. I refuse to be told that it's a flaw. I will not mute it with medications for the sake of society. I will hold it close to me and celebrate it rightfully while the rest of the world fails to see it for what it is and it will be their loss.”
― Ashly Lorenzana

“I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.”
― Malala Yousafzai, I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban