Laura Silva

“MADDY’S TRUTHS Make room for who you are by knowing who you’re not. Smile all the time, at everyone, without exception: when you’re happy it will be contagious, and when you’re angry it will drive the person you’re mad at bonkers. Blow-dry before lipstick. Counters before sweeping. Water before dinner. To hell with what everyone thinks about your life, but you should know what you think about it. Don’t stay out past one a.m.—nobody is proud of the stories born later than that. Plans contingent on perfection fail. It’s dangerous to fight who you are. The stupidest thing you can do is believe your own bullshit, but you probably will every once in a while. Flowery perfume smells like a cover-up. Don’t have a room your kids can’t play in or a couch your kids can’t sit on; it’s their house too. If you don’t know what to say, say, “I don’t know what to say.” If you mess up, say, “I messed up.” If you need help, say, “I need help.” Never count on any one thing. Don’t confuse wanting to have sex and rent movies with someone for wanting to marry him. Never buy button-fly jeans—they aren’t flattering on anyone ever.”
― Abby Fabiaschi, I Liked My Life

“También sabía que amaría a aquella niña durante toda su existencia, que ese amanecer perduraría en su recuerdo y que sería lo último que vería en el momento de morir. Ese”
― Isabel Allende, La casa de los espíritus

“Comer solo, dormir solo, morir solo. Contar con una compañera, como Lucía había sugerido, ¿cómo sería? Cocinar para ella, esperarla por las tardes, andar con ella de la mano, dormir abrazados, contarle sus pensamientos, escribirle poemas… Alguien como Lucía. Era una mujer madura, sólida, inteligente, de risa fácil, sabia porque había sufrido, pero no se aferraba al sufrimiento, como él, y además, bonita. Pero era atrevida y mandona. Una mujer así ocupaba mucho espacio, sería como lidiar con un harén, demasiado trabajo, muy mala idea.”
― Isabel Allende, Más allá del invierno

“Most people experience feelings of inadequacy at some time; these feelings are then exaggerated and exploited. The assault on the self goes beyond guilt for sin. If that were the case, most people could reasonably be forgiven by virtue of their own remorse and willingness to make amends. Few of us deserve to be crucified. The key is that you are considered fundamentally wrong and inept, beginning with the doctrine of original sin. Everything about you is flawed, and you desperately need to be salvaged by God.”
― Marlene Winell, Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion