“But I am still here.
And so are you.
I'm still here because I refuse to let anything or anyone decide what I get to have. I am still here because I refuse to let my trauma have the last word. I am still here because I will not let a nightmare have more power than my dreams. I am still here because I did not allow a hard time to make me weak; I willed it to make me strong.”
― Girl Wash your Face
And so are you.
I'm still here because I refuse to let anything or anyone decide what I get to have. I am still here because I refuse to let my trauma have the last word. I am still here because I will not let a nightmare have more power than my dreams. I am still here because I did not allow a hard time to make me weak; I willed it to make me strong.”
― Girl Wash your Face
“When we were together, he was so sweet and so loving that it held me over during the times when he wouldn't call ... I'd learned enough to know that if I brought up any of this I'd be seen as clingy. I took whatever scraps he gave me, and worse still, I thrilled to receive them.”
― Girl, Wash Your Face / Girl, Stop Apologizing
― Girl, Wash Your Face / Girl, Stop Apologizing
“I had absolutely no interest in being somebody else's muse.
I am not a muse.
I am the somebody.
End of fucking story.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
I am not a muse.
I am the somebody.
End of fucking story.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
“the only thing worse than giving up is wishing that you hadn’t.”
― Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
― Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
“We plan our days, but we don’t control them.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
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