kalen ♡’s Reviews > The Tortoise's Tale > Status Update

“life without sadness was simply impossible. pretending to be perfectly happy seemed neither plausible nor sustainable. i would feel sad because of losses. daring to be connected means there will be disappointments, unrequited affections, and ruptures. because i was highly attuned to those around me, their pain and longing would be a boulder pressing down on my spirit.”

“i must have been in this roaming state for many thousands of suns and moons. it did not even occur to me to keep track or to consider time as something to mark.”