“Mental illness. People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin, like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting. My heart is a prison of, Have you trieds. 'Have you tried exercising? Have you tried eating better? Have you tried not being sad, not being sick? Have you … Continue reading People Assume…
Quotes
I Could Not Tell You…
“I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you.” … Continue reading I Could Not Tell You…
There Is A Stubbornness…
“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” ―Jane Austen
It Is The Apathetic Person
“It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need.” ―Shannon L. Alder
The Power To Speak
"I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent." –Rabbi A.Y. Kook If this doesn't sum me up, I don't know what does.
Love Isn’t Just A Feeling
“Love isn't just a feeling. Love is a choice, too. And you may not be able to help your feelings, but you are responsible for the choices you make about what to do with them.” ―Holly Bourne
I Am Not Free…
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” ―Audre Lorde
The Grave Itself…
"The grave itself is but a covered bridge,Leading from light to light, through a brief darkness!" -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Beauty of a Woman
“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.” ―Audrey Hepburn
Be Near Me When My Light Is Low…
“Be near me when my light is low,When the blood creeps, and the nerves prickAnd tingle; and the heart is sick,And all the wheels of Being slow. Be near me when the sensuous frameIs rack'd with pangs that conquer trust;And Time, a maniac scattering dust,And Life, a fury slinging flame. Be near me when my … Continue reading Be Near Me When My Light Is Low…
