Eliza

“Are you happy?” “In all honesty? No. But I am curious – I am curious in my sadness, and I am curious in my joy. I am everseeking, everfeeling. I am in awe of the beautiful moments life gives us, and I am in awe of the difficult ones. I am transfixed by grief, by growth. It is all so stunning, so rich, and I will never convince myself that I cannot be somber, cannot be hurt, cannot be overjoyed. I want to feel it all – I don’t want to cover it up or numb it. So no, I am not happy. I am open, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
― Bianca Sparacino, Seeds Planted in Concrete

“I hear myself sounding mostly normal now but I don’t feel normal. It’s like I’m on autopilot, holding the same trajectory from the past hour but not feeling it anymore.”
― Eric Lindstrom, Not If I See You First

“Unless you have made a recipe a hundred times before, you may not realize that your energy is running low, or that the recipe may ‘cost’ you far more, and then even more energy has been lost.”
― Lydia Wilkins, The Autism-Friendly Cookbook

“Nature held me close and seemed to find no fault with me.”
― Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues