alwaysneed2learn

“... you always seem to think you have to change, you think you have to improve yourself, to be like everyone else, to fit in, but can't you see you're perfect just the way you are?”
― Rebecca Raisin, Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop

“There's no such thing as ordinary, just like there's not really a normal.And there's no such thing as special, either. Or rather, we bring our own special. We make it. We make it when we dare and we make it when we ask for help. We make our lives special when we choose to forgive and move on, and not to make ourselves the centre of everything. We make specialness by trusting to the music and the dance.”
― Stephanie Butland, The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae

“I have no way to tell him of the cacophonous emotions jangling within me - to feel wired for others yet irrelevant; to need community but equally to be unable to find one; that cleaning, cooking, and caring for my family is a pleasure and a blessing, but it isn't the same as feeling connected to them; to do things for others isn't the same as being with them; that watching television side by side isn't always "spending an evening together." And that each year I feel gravity pull at my face, my breasts, my soul, and I wonder... I wonder what within me is compelling enough that anyone would stay with me.”
― Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop

“Jeez, have I been missing out on living because I've let my fear drive every single choice I've ever made?”
― Rebecca Raisin, Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop