Jay

“But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.”

“The moment of betrayal is the worst, the moment when you know beyond any doubt that you've been betrayed: that some other human being has wished you that much evil.”

So I finished reading The Kite Runner. And I know it's not a niche book and I know it's not a niche quote. I've seen it fly around my social media before, but now I'm just holding the book close to just me and it's sentiments close to me as those words echo in my brain

I'm so afraid. Because I'm so profoundly happy. Happiness like this is frightening... They only let you this happy if they're preparing to take something from you.

And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

You're often anxious because you hate the feeling of the seconds slipping away from you. The world is changing every day. And every day you're getting older. But there are still so many things you haven't done. You want to hold on to the sand. But the harder you squeeze, the quicker the sand slips from the cracks between your fingers, until nothing is left…

The moment you feel like you have to prove your worth to someone is the moment you absolutely and utterly have to walk away.