“Embrace what’s weird about you, and use it to create. Never think you need to be normal or perfect.”—Derek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
“Anybody can look at you. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”—John Green, Turtles All the Way Down. Highlighted
“Bram was right: people really are like houses with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it’s a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other.”—Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Highlighted
“Why would a soul want a body? … A soul can’t touch.”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“You become anxious when anticipating social situations because you feel you cannot just show up as you are, so you will have to perform.”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“We expect others to be honest and open with their intentions, especially romantically, but how many people are we keeping on the back burner?”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“When was the last time you leapt out of your comfort zone to tell someone you care about them? When was the last time you definitively asked someone on a date?”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“We don’t allow others to be messy, but we expect them to lend a comforting shoulder when we’re in pieces.”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“You’re not going to be ready for the love of your life when they show up. … And if you deny yourself that relationship because you think you need to do more work beforehand, you’re denying yourself the best growing tool there is.”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“Do you assume other people are doing you a favor by giving you love and spending time with you? Do you ever think about the fact that they likely are just as hungry for love?”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“Fake kindness isn’t worth it. It makes the world worse.”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
“The synopses we spend so much time writing are for characters we no longer are. … You cannot always make sense of your coexisting truths.”—Brianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
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