Julia Stahl

“It is this honest connection behveen two human beings that, in the end, makes what we endured together understandable and meaningful.”
― Lynn I. Wilson, The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

“Some memories never heal. Rather than fading with the passage of time, those memories become the only things that are left behind when all else is abraded. The world darkens, like electric bulbs going out one by one. I am aware that I am not a safe person.”
― Han Kang, Human Acts

“Healing hurts. If you break your leg, there is no stage in the healing process when your leg feels better than it does after it has healed. There is pain and itching and loss of strength. From the moment your leg is broken, it continues to feel bad … until, gradually, it starts to feel less bad. It's appropriate that it hurts.”
― Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

“Before the crisis, my life moved along like a well-planned play. I showed up and acted my part while the script directed the flow. The devastation demanded I grieve while the play of my life continued around me. I wished I could stop the spinning stage long enough to catch my breath.”
― Shauna L. Hoey