ri-te (rita)

“A year from now, you may wish you had started today.”

“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself, the challenge is to silence the mind.”

“You don’t ever have to feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life. It doesn’t matter whether someone is a relative, romantic interest, employer, childhood friend, or a new acquaintance - you don’t have to make room for people who cause you pain or make you feel small. It’s one thing if a person owns up to their behaviour and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and “continues” to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go.”

There are some things about myself I can't explain to anyone. There are some things I don't understand at all.

Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.

For a dreamer, night's the only time of the day.

I can't make you understand. I can't make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I can't even explain it to myself.

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.

We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.

She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul.

Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.