“My mom is hard on me because she loves me.” “No, Fern. If your mother said those things to anyone else, would you find it acceptable? If she called me ‘fat’, would that be ok?” “No, definitely not!” “Then why is it alright for her to say
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“It takes time to find the courage to display the parts of yourself that aren't bright and shining. But you have to see them, have to know they're inside you...shadows in the garden. They are a part of all of us.”
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“Life journeys. On the way, you are influenced by others, helped by others, harmed by others. Some things happen because you have earned them. And some things happen because cruelty flickers through the dark currents and rises up without warning; causing harm, causing pain, causing tragedies that can devastate one person or and entire village.”
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― Belladonna
“Why would I care what you looked like? The flesh was the shell that housed the glory.”
― Dreams Made Flesh
― Dreams Made Flesh
“It is easier to kill than to heal. It is easier to destroy than to preserve. It is easier to tear down than to build. Those who feed on destructive emotions and ambitions and deny the responsibilities that are the price of wielding power can bring down everything you care for and would protect. Be on guard, always.”
― Heir to the Shadows
― Heir to the Shadows
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