The shattered things in me accumulate, filling me with a strident noise. It rides up my throat and into my mouth, and I am forced to stuff a fist in, to choke on it. In the silence, my breathing aligns.
“You burst into my solitude, demanding to be seen. You were overwhelming. Just wild and weird and brilliant, and I never had a choice. I liked everything about you. Even the scary parts. I wanted to drown in your fucking bathwater.”
― Seven Days in June
― Seven Days in June
“find that teachers are often the most compassionate people on the planet. Yes, we may enjoy leading or organizing or imparting knowledge, but at the heart of it, many teachers get into the career because of our own brokenness. We become the kind of teachers we needed.”
― Beg, Borrow, or Steal
― Beg, Borrow, or Steal
“Less interested in pretty melodies, more in dangerous words. The kind that lead to rebel acts. The kind that got her arrested twice.”
― Sunrise on the Reaping
― Sunrise on the Reaping
“Just remember, Pui, good luck comes at a price. Bad luck is free.”
― I Must Betray You
― I Must Betray You
“Forgiveness is the door to that tiny passage of your heart where healing lives. And the key to open the door of it is to say yes to a sorry you may not ever get.”
― And So I Roar
― And So I Roar
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