Marisol Lahtz

“Is there anything better than iced coffee and a bookstore on a sunny day? I mean, aside from hot coffee and a bookstore on a rainy day.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

“She is everywhere, in every moment, and also she’s in no one moment. She misses every single one of my moments and I’m not sure who that is harder for: me surviving here without her, or her without me, existing wherever she is.”
― Christina Lauren, Love and Other Words

“Just a little while longer and I should start to feel human again. Warm emotion will gradually seep back into my soul and color will come back into my world. Silent tears will give way to genuine smiles. Sobs will give way to laughter. Fear will give way to hope. Rage will give way to calm. The urge to lash out and hurt will once again become a compulsion to love. If I can dam up the chaos...if I can hold back the storm...if I can just keep my grip on this life for a little while longer, the sun will come out from behind the clouds and life can begin again.”
― Kelly Rimmer, Truths I Never Told You

“The belief that resting was laziness was passed down throughout his family for generations. Rest was uncomfortable. Grind culture was heavily glorified in his family because of the belief that they were behind and needed to do the most to be seen as valuable. He learned self-worth through measuring his accomplishments, not by seeing his own inherent value.”
― Natalie Y. Gutierrez, The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color