bringing self back to self.

“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”

Real humility is submitting with wonder and gratitude to being loved—

“Even now, as broken as you may feel, you are still so strong. There’s something to be said for how you hold yourself together, and keep moving … Don’t stop … Keep going.”

“You don’t find your worth in someone. You find your worth within yourself and then find someone who’s worthy of you. Remember that.”

And I don't know what my duty is to that knowledge, except to hold it.

“Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you’ll run out of time.”

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

“How do you know someone is for you? They bring peace you haven’t found anywhere else. They support your effort. They water your growth.”

“I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.”

“Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone. In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you will learn what inspires you. You will cultivate your own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunning clarity. And when you do meet the right person who makes your cells dance, you will be sure of it because you are sure of yourself.”

Retroactive jealousy is tearing us apart. I can’t help it. Can you write about that?

“I just hope that one day- preferably when we’re both blind drunk- we can talk about it.”