Rawan

“I never even tried. Because I let the world teach me to hate myself. I was a coward who needed someone else to tell me I was worth something before I took any steps to save myself.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

“falling in love
with you

was
like that

knowing,
heart-stopping,
airless,
upside-down

moment
right before

a fatal
collision.

-brace for impact.”
― Amanda Lovelace, To Make Monsters Out of Girls

“he told me he never learned how to swim; i told him it was okay because i did. - i will carry him across treacherous seas.”
― Amanda Lovelace, To Make Monsters Out of Girls

“Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones