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

“Fame is the enemy of instinct and spontaneity, the difference between what is said and what ought to be said, and the transformation of one person into two”
― Mahmoud Darwish, A River Dies of Thirst: Journals

“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

“How the world sees us, how other people see us is meaningless. What’s important is how we see ourselves. We must be visible to ourselves.”
― Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible