Nothing

“Always defend your right to heal at your own pace. You are taking your time. You are allowed to take your time.”

And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can't ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it's already happened.

“I am myself. That is not enough.”

“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”

“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”