Another page turns on the calendar, April now, not March.....I am spinning the silk threads of my story, weaving the fabric of my world.. I spun out of control. Eating was hard. Breathing was hard. Living was hardest. I wanted to swallow the bitter seeds of forgetfulness.. Somehow, I dragged myself out of the dark and asked for help. I spin and weave and knit my words and visions until a life starts to take shape. There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore. I am thawing. Laurie Halse Anderson
Hollowness: that I understand. I'm starting to believe that there isn't anything you can do to fix it. That's what I've taken from the therapy sessions: the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you...
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Paula Hawkins
Depression weighs you down like a rock in a river. You don't stand a chance. You can fight and pray and hope you have the strength to swim, but sometimes, you have to let yourself sink. Because you'll never know true happiness until someone or...
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Alysha Speer
Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After injury, a scar is what makes you whole.
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Unknown
The question is not how to get cured, but how to live.
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Joseph Conrad
Ligion is the opiate of the masses." "I did masses of opiates religiously.
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Carrie Fisher
More Quotes By Laurie Halse Anderson
A little kid asks my dad why that man is chopping down the tree. Dad: He's not chopping it down. He's saving it. Those branches were long dead from disease. All plants are like that. By cutting off the damage you make it possible for...
When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.
Why are you being so mean?"" Friends tell friends the truth.""yeah, but not to hurt, to help.
THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL 1. We are here to help you. 2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>3. The dress code will be enforced. 4. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>No smoking...
