thoughts & stuff

“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”

the girls you read about, the girls you admire and long to be like, the girls that inspire you - they break down. i promise you. hermione granger, malala yousafzai, elizabeth bennet, jo march, katherine johnson - they all have broken down. they have had moments, days, even weeks, where they wanted to give up, to let go, to settle. even if it’s not written in the pages, i promise you that it happened. there is no shame in falling on your knees before you pick up the sword.

“I think it’s beautiful the way you sparkle when you talk about the things you love.”

“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.”