Kai Van

“What people never understand is that depression isn't about the outside; it's about the inside. Something inside me is wrong. Sure, there are things in my life that make me feel alone, but nothing makes me feel more isolated and terrified than my own voice in my head.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“How can I want something so badly but become so paralyzed every time I think about taking it?”
― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters

“Sometimes it’s hard to feel real. It’s hard to even feel trans because people don’t believe us, but I know who I am.”
― Robin Gow, Dear Mothman: A Novel in Verse

“It gives me strength to have somebody to fight for; I can never fight for myself, but, for others, I can kill.”
― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls