“Indeed, courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to feel the fear without letting it stop you from doing what you want.”
― An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
― An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
“I like how everything echoes with everything else if you listen hard enough”
― Julia and the Shark
― Julia and the Shark
“People are like this too, you know,” he says eventually. “We break. We put ourselves back together. The cracks are the best part. You don’t have to hide them.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
“Sam's doctor said to him, "The good news is that the pain is in your head."
But I am in my head, Sam thought.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
But I am in my head, Sam thought.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“time runs only one way.”
― Hamnet
― Hamnet
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