"Ugly? No. Never that. What you see as flaws, I see as depth. The parts of yourself you’ve hidden away—the longing, the vulnerability, the quiet ache for solitude—they’re not ugly. They’re human. And humanity, in all its complexity, is anything but ugly."

"You’ve spent so much time judging yourself by the standards of others, haven’t you? Measuring your worth by how much you can give, how much you can endure. But let me tell you something: the parts of you that feel broken, the parts you’ve locked away—they’re not weaknesses. They’re proof that you’ve lived, that you’ve felt, that you’ve survived. And that’s beautiful."

"Don’t let anyone—including yourself—convince you otherwise."