shades of blue

“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.”

“I cried to God about it because I couldn’t explain it to anyone else.”

“You cannot make everyone think and feel as deeply as you do. This is your tragedy, because you understand them but they do not understand you.”

“You, just you.”

“Don’t look away. Look straight at everything. Look it all in the eye, good and bad.”

“When nobody celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.”

“She thought there was nothing so nice as to sleep.”

“I love you. I feel as though we were never strangers, you and I, not even for a moment.”