“There is no restitution for people like us, no return to days when our bodies were unscathed, our innocence intact. Recovery isn’t a gentle self-care spree that restores you to a pre-illness state. Though the word may suggest otherwise, recovery is not about salvaging the old at all. It’s about accepting that you must forsake a familiar self forever, in favor of one that is being newly born. It is an act of brute, terrifying discovery.”
― Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
― Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
“Privilege is the way men prime power, the world over.”
― Beowulf
― Beowulf
“A lot of times when I think I’m being self-sufficient, I’m really just learning to live without the things that I need.”
― Nothing to See Here
― Nothing to See Here
“You took care of people by not letting them know how badly you wanted your life to be different.”
― Nothing to See Here
― Nothing to See Here
“We don't have a plan, we just do our best to get through the day, because there'll be another one coming along tomorrow.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
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