Melissa

“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

“Ultramarathons have a way of stripping you bare. All the outside layers are peeled away like an onion and you are left alone with your doubts and fears and a finish line that feels like an eternity away. But step after step, minute after minute, hour after hour that finish line gets closer. And when you find it all the doubts and fears vanish, replaced by triumph.”
― Cory Reese, Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack

“No, thanks. I’m busy being an island of sanity in a sea of utter madness,”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories

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