Charlotte

“Living with him forced me to treat myself like a person in a way I was not able to alone.”
― Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation

“Living alone, I began to split apart from myself in a deeper and more grotesque way than ever before.”
― Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation

“Being with other people was, to me, the feeling of being realised. This was why I wanted to be in love. In love, you don't need the minute-to-minute physical presence of the beloved to realise you. Love itself sustains and validates the rotten moments you would otherwise be wasting while you practise being a person, pacing back and forth in your shitty apartment, holding off till seven to open the wine.”
― Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation

“I made mistakes like this all the time, seeking affirmation from the very worst people, so that what I must have been after deep down was confirmation of the fears instead of their dismissals”
― Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation