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But grief changes. It softens, adapts its shape to become a part of you. That kind of sorrow never gets any lighter, but you grow accustomed to the weight as you carry it on.
“That I will bow before no one and nothing but my crown.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
― A Court of Mist and Fury
“We understand the world in its becoming, not in its being.”
― L'ordine del tempo
― L'ordine del tempo
“And all this talk, over and over, of bravery: it would be nice one day if a public figure could talk about having depression without the media using words like 'incredible courage' and 'coming out'. Sure, it is well intentioned. But you shouldn't need to confess to having, say, anxiety. You should just be able to tell people. It's an illness. Like asthma or measles or meningitis. It's not a guilty secret. The shame people feel exacerbates symptoms. Yes, absolutely, people are often brave. But the bravery is in living with it, it shouldn't be in talking about it.”
― Notes on a Nervous Planet
― Notes on a Nervous Planet
“make sure they have fallen in love with your spirit. first. your body. second. –”
― salt.
― salt.
“I don't like wizard stories all that much. Stories about witches are better, because witches are morally ambiguous and traditionally disempowered.”
― In Other Lands
― In Other Lands
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