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She was sick of all the rattling about believing in your people, humanity, God, and what not. For a girl, who had only relied on herself, this was noise. Nobody understood, and she didn’t bother to explain.
“She learned that no matter how hard you try, sometimes it’s not enough. She learned the only person you could trust, the only person you could truly rely on, was yourself.”
― First Lie Wins
― First Lie Wins
“For the past couple of days, I have started a new work routine. I’m calling it a ‘mood board’—I work with images, words, meditation, music and figure out what could be a story? A poem? Or just plain imagination and sorting out my mind and heart.”
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
“The only one who cares about me is me. The only one who is going to make sure I survive is me.”
― First Lie Wins
― First Lie Wins
“The jokes we tell or laugh at subsume our deepest vulnerabilities. We often struggle to comprehend the sheer intensity of some experiences. Our mind – that cruel beast – tries to soften the blow by teaching us to laugh at things that trouble us the most. Dark humor intrigues me because it originates from pain, irrespective of whether it's conscious or unrealized.”
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
“I told a friend about these letters, about how you and I don’t discuss mundane concerns in these notes, but instead explore our creative and intellectual interests. He seemed intrigued and mentioned that it was a good strategy to escape our routine.
Rest assured, I don’t see these letters as an ‘escape’. (A rather poor choice of words, don’t you think?) They give me a chance to express myself. If that’s a form of escapism, I suppose we’re living in a strange world.”
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
Rest assured, I don’t see these letters as an ‘escape’. (A rather poor choice of words, don’t you think?) They give me a chance to express myself. If that’s a form of escapism, I suppose we’re living in a strange world.”
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
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