My heart is gold and my hands are cold

“Just because one person’s problem is less traumatic than another’s doesn’t mean they’re required to hurt less.”

“The scar meant that I was stronger than what had tried to hurt me.”

“I want you to know that it is not always easy to love me. That sometimes my chest is a field full of landmines, and where you went last night, you can’t go tomorrow. There is no manual, there is no road map, no help line you can call; my body does not come with instructions, and sometimes even I don’t know what to do with it. This cannot be easy. But still, you touch me anyway.”

“Most of our childhood is stored not in photos, but in certain biscuits, lights of day, smells, textures of carpet.”

“I’m so proud of you that it makes me proud of me. I hope you know that.”

“You are worth finding. Worth knowing. Worth loving. You and all your one million layers. Always hold that close.”