Wislawa Szymborska, From "The Century's Decline," Featured In Map: Collected And Last Poems

“The world gives you so much pain and here you are making gold out of it — there is nothing purer than that.”

— Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

“I forgive people but that doesn’t mean I accept their behavior or trust them again. I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life.”

— Unknown

normalize telling people your true intentions instead of wasting their time

i'm damaged as fuck but i'll never hurt anyone the same way i've been hurt

“I am a strong person. But every once in a while I would like someone to hold my hand and tell me things are going to be OK.”

— Unknown