✨Poppy✨

“The only good thing this broken heart of mine can feel is love for you.”
― Helen Hoang, The Heart Principle

“No one should need a diagnosis in order to be compassionate to themself.”
― Helen Hoang, The Heart Principle

“I do wonder if she’s acting just like I am. How much of what people say is genuine and how much is politeness? Is anyone really living their life or are we all reading lines from a giant script written by other people?”
― Helen Hoang, The Heart Principle

“I walk home in a sort of trance. It’s not until passing pedestrians give me double takes and odd looks that I realize I’m crying. I don’t try to stop. I let the tears fall. I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me. It’s a foreign experience. Self-pity is not an indulgence that I allow myself. This doesn’t feel like pity, though. It feels like self-compassion, and the realization makes me cry harder. No one should need a diagnosis in order to be compassionate to themself.”
― Helen Hoang, The Heart Principle