“I fear others will discover that I am not only imperfect; I’m not even okay. I fear that I truly am not okay. But most people who meet me never know that I am struggling. On the outside I am smiling. I am juggling all the balls of okayness: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, existential. Underneath, I am suffocating.”
― So Sad Today: Personal Essays
― So Sad Today: Personal Essays
“There are no guarantees when it comes to such treacherous things as friendship. It’s a tricky business.”
― Every Exquisite Thing
― Every Exquisite Thing
“I am on the highest branch.
We are written in paint.
I believe in signs.
The glow of Ultraviolet.
A lake. A prayer. It's so lovely to be lovely in Private.”
― All the Bright Places
We are written in paint.
I believe in signs.
The glow of Ultraviolet.
A lake. A prayer. It's so lovely to be lovely in Private.”
― All the Bright Places
“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.”
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
― My Heart and Other Black Holes
“I knew that I had reached the end of childhood once I realized that adults in my life didn't know anymore than I did.”
― Every Exquisite Thing
― Every Exquisite Thing
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