Diana Giote

“Never depend completely on other people, but take help when you need it, and give help when you can.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“But my history isn’t something I should hide from or be ashamed of. Everyone has dealt with things in their past. It’s not our struggles that make us who we are, it’s how we respond to them.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“How will this stroke steal away my remaining dignity, let me count the ways.”
― Paula Stokes, Stronger Than Words

“We’re like magnets, you know. Only I’m spinning, so I keep pulling you in and then pushing you away. I like you, but then you hurt me, so I run. I like you, but then something makes things feel impossible, so I turn away. And you. You’re so constant. Your orientation never wavers. You feel what you feel and you want what you want without hesitation or doubt. God, I envy that. I feel like if someone stripped away my hesitation and doubt that there’d be nothing left.”
― Paula Stokes, Ferocious