Akriti Verma

“We can’t force healing on anyone else. All you can do is be a beacon of light for others.”
― Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

“Happiness is attainable, sadness is inevitable.”
― Betsy Lerner, Shred Sisters

“Throughout Ollie’s high school years, my mother’s mantra was “This too shall pass.” But this transgression was permanent, Ollie’s badge of honor for all to see. It was her way of marking herself as separate from us, her first step toward being free. The words etched into her skin came from a New Hampshire license plate: “Live free or die.”
― Betsy Lerner, Shred Sisters

“I’m bettering myself, I thought. I’m going to become so smart that no one will understand me.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends