Stephanie

“How to be an ocean You haven’t failed, In a moment of sadness. You haven’t lost, In a moment of defeat. You are not a statue Standing in an eternal contrapposto. You are a thing in motion: A rising tide, a cresting wave. Your vast depths witness Every marvel, every wonder. You are, then, marvelous, And wonderful. So: Don’t fight the moon. Allow every tide. And give all your wrecked ships The space to hide.”
― Matt Haig, The Comfort Book

“When we feel or experience terrible things, it is useful to remember that nothing lasts. Perspective shifts. We become different versions of ourselves. The hardest question I have ever been asked is: “How do I stay alive for other people if I have no one?” The answer is that you stay alive for other versions of you. For the people you will meet, yes, sure, but also the people you will be.”
― Matt Haig, The Comfort Book

“one morning i woke up with my favorite wizard boy sheets sticky with the blood i begged would never come, & suddenly it was like my body was no longer my own but everyone else’s. - not much has changed since then.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“Just as we need pauses between notes for music to sound good, and just as we need punctuation in a sentence for it to be coherent, we should see rest and reflection and passivity—and even sitting on the sofa—as an intrinsic and essential part of life that is needed for the whole to make sense.”
― Matt Haig, The Comfort Book