“Books have a way of finding their way into our lives, usually, right when we need them the most.”

“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.”

“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”

“Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.”

“We’re talking about the novel, right? But maybe we’re not. We’re talking about ourselves. And I guess that’s what can start to happen when you talk about a book.”

“Learn to be alone, and to like it. There’s nothing more freeing and empowering than learning to like your own company.”

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

“You learn to love the parts that used to disgust you. Those you cannot bear to adore, you learn to accept. Hating yourself is exhausting. It is time for you to rest”

“We try so hard to hide everything we’re really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most.”

“i’m sorry that there was always a storm in my mind, even on the sunniest of days, im sorry”

“It takes ten times as long to put yourself together as it does to fall apart.”