her appearance is to me like fresh water being poured into a glass. I am the container that has not known it needed to be filled. She is the water bringing solace, that does not know it needs to be contained.
“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.”
― The School of Essential Ingredients
― The School of Essential Ingredients
“Don’t we just have to find the thing that lets us not be scared to die? The thing that lets us not be scared, so we can live?”
― The Dearly Beloved
― The Dearly Beloved
“We become what we are told we are. Ana has always been told that she’s wrong.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“You never stop being scared of falling from the top, because when you close your eyes you can still feel the pain from each and every step of the way up.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“For the perpetrator, rape lasts just a matter of minutes. For the victim, it never stops.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
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