“Her pain is endless. It falls off the ends of the world.
Her pain is a dead sea.
Her pain is for me, but I cannot bear it anymore.”
― Everything, Everything
Her pain is a dead sea.
Her pain is for me, but I cannot bear it anymore.”
― Everything, Everything
“You don't need to explain why you're protecting your soul from harm. You really don't.”
― Mind Platter
― Mind Platter
“I am not lonely, Mom," I snap. "I am alone. Those are different things.”
― Everything, Everything
― Everything, Everything
“just because it’s not happening to you doesn’t mean it’s not happening.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”
― Women Who Run With the Wolves
― Women Who Run With the Wolves
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