Wild Girl

“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”

“Just because your past has been damaged doesn’t mean your future has to be worthless.”

“The people who are meant to be in your life will always gravitate back towards you, no matter how far they wander.”

“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.”

“If you tell the truth, you won’t have to remember anything.”

“When you can tell your story and it doesn’t make you cry, that’s when you know you’ve healed.”

“I know this transformation is painful but you’re not falling apart; you’re just falling into something different, with a new capacity to be beautiful.”

“You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known- and even that is an understatement.”

“What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.”

“Imagine being with someone where it’s safe enough to just talk for hours about your fears and the things you’re ashamed of … Imagine …”

“I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life, and start figuring out the one I have.”

“The relevant question in psychiatry shouldn’t be what’s wrong with you, but what happened to you.”

“Don’t kill flowers growing inside of you for someone who doesn’t appreciate the way you bloom.”

“I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.”