Izzie

“If everything you say gets laughed at...

then you become afraid of everyone...

and are no longer able to speak...

even knowing all that does is bother everyone...

Your heart...

....shuts down...

And your words die....”
― Natsuki Takaya, Fruits Basket, Vol. 5

“Curiouser and curiouser!”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“I... There was a time when I stopped talking. Just like you. My reasons were a little bit different, but I think the feelings of being ashamed of myself and hating myself are the same. Here, it says to "like yourself." What does that mean? Good things- how are you supposed to find them? I only know things that I hate about myself. Because that's all I know, I hate myself. But even if you force yourself to find good things, it feels so empty. It doesn't work that way. People like your teacher just don't get it. I think when you hear someone say they like you, for the first time, then you can begin to like yourself. I think when someone accepts you, for the first time, you feel like you can forgive yourself a little. You can begin to face your fears with courage.”
― Natsuki Takaya