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Raven Black
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“They (...) call what I have an invisible illness, but I often wonder if they're really looking. Beyond the science stuff. It doesn't bleed or swell, itch or crack, but I see it, right there on my face. It's like decay, this icky green colour, as if my life were being filmed through a grey filter. I lack light, am an entire surface area that the sun can't touch.”
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
“Perfection is a feeling; you’ll know it if you’ve ever questioned the competency of your penmanship before writing on the first page of a new notebook.”
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
“You’re brave, did you know that?’
He must have me mistaken for someone else. ‘You have all these fears, your body endures all this pain and heartache, but you keep going. I think that’s really brave.’
I shake my head. My mind is telling me that he’s wrong. Brave is swords and shields. People who are fearless in the face of adversity. Warriors for social justice. Brave is not me. But my heart registers the way he’s looking at me now, and my shoulders straighten. I feel shiny, normal.”
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
He must have me mistaken for someone else. ‘You have all these fears, your body endures all this pain and heartache, but you keep going. I think that’s really brave.’
I shake my head. My mind is telling me that he’s wrong. Brave is swords and shields. People who are fearless in the face of adversity. Warriors for social justice. Brave is not me. But my heart registers the way he’s looking at me now, and my shoulders straighten. I feel shiny, normal.”
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
“But she is a lover, a Beatles song, one of those people who collect inspirational quotes.”
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
― Under Rose-Tainted Skies
“Goodness, I was already a dork most of the times. I didn't need to be a drunk or high dork.”
― The Problem with Forever
― The Problem with Forever
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