YiWen Sim

“Alice, you must be the fulcrum of your own universe, and I feel the shame in my chest, that I can only pivot around people.”
― Amanda Lee Koe, Ministry of Moral Panic

“Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“Because you are not yet who you will one day be.” I looked up at him, my guarded heart opening ever so slightly. “Every match you play, you are one match closer to becoming the greatest tennis player the world has ever seen. You were not born that person. You were born to become that person. And that is why you must best yourself every time you get on the court. Not so that you beat the other person—” “But so that I become more myself,” I finished. “Now you’re getting it,” my father said. “You played the best tennis you’ve ever played in your life.” “And you’re happy,” I said. “With me. Because I played great.” “Because you played the best you ever have.” “And every day I will play better and better,” I said. “Until one day, I am the greatest.” “Until you’ve reached the fullest of your potential. That’s the most important thing. We don’t stop for one second until you are the best you can be,” he said. “We don’t rest. Until it’s finally true. Algún día.” “Because then I will be who I was born to be.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie Soto Is Back

“But I cannot hear anything as clearly as the sound of my own voice, begging me: Let this be enough.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie Soto Is Back