Michaela

“To the scarred. Scars prove you lived.”
― Elizabeth Stephens, Monster in the Oasis

“For the perpetrator, rape lasts just a matter of minutes. For the victim, it never stops.”
― Fredrik Backman, Beartown

“One of the worst parts about someone dying is thinking back to all those times you didn’t ask the right questions, all those times you stupidly assumed you’d have all the time in the world. And this too: how all that time feels like not much time at all. What’s left feels like something manufactured. The overexposed ghosts of memories.”
― Julie Buxbaum, Tell Me Three Things

“You’ve got to choose joy. It’s not just out there to stumble onto. You’ve got to actively seek it.”
― Daphne Elliot, Sap & Secrets