“Creativity requires a state of grace. So many things are required for it to succeed.”
― The Door
― The Door
“Books saved me, and I ran away inside the stories I read as a child. They were the only place where I could run, and swim, and dance without fear of falling and not being able to get back up. Books were full of friends and adventures, whereas my real childhood was cold, and dark, and horribly lonely.”
― Daisy Darker
― Daisy Darker
“That’s the odd thing about depression and anxiety. It acts like an intense fear of happiness, even as you yourself consciously want that happiness more than anything.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Minds have their own weather systems. You are in a hurricane. Hurricanes run out of energy eventually. Hold on.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Light was everything. Sunshine, windows with the blinds open. Pages with short chapters and lots of white space and
Short.
Paragraphs.
Light was everything.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
Short.
Paragraphs.
Light was everything.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
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