Leah

“All our stores are more or less made up, after all.”
― Claire Messud, The Burning Girl

“It's hard to grasp all the different things that are going on at one time, or that went on at one time.”
― Claire Messud, The Burning Girl

“There comes a time for healing
no matter how broken you are right now;
no matter how heavy your heart is right now.
There comes a time when you will go outside
and let the sun shine on your face
and let the wind touch your hair
and you will not be tired by just simply being awake.
There comes a time when you will be happy to be alive again
and that day you will appreciate your own being
because now you know the other side.
Now you know the opposite.
Now you know what it’s like to not be sure if you really are; who
you really are;
if you simply are, anymore.
And that day
will be the beginning of everything.”
― Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps

“Each of us shapes our stories so they make sense of who we think we are.”
― Claire Messud, The Burning Girl