Janet Cobill

“everyone Dear Younger Me, I can’t say that this is something I’ve perfected but I’m definitely better at it than you are right now. You literally can’t please everyone – and that is OK. Let it go. And if there is someone in your life who is perpetually disappointed, no matter how hard you try, then consider whether they should be in your life at all. It is better to be you, with all your oddities, than to try to be anyone else or to live by anyone else’s ideals – whether that’s about how you look (perfectly fine, thank you very much) or how you are (loud, barking, manic laugh/expressive eyebrows/over-use of the word ‘literally’/wild enthusiasm). Don’t waste time on people who don’t make you happy, they are never worth it.”
― Joanna Cannon, Three Things About Elsie