quotespile:

“And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally. I want all my hurts to be intentional.”

— Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye

violentwavesofemotion:

“I am wrapped in myself, trapped in myself.”

— Larissa Shmailo, from In Paran: Poems; “Frog Prayer,” wr. c. 2009

human-power:

dancing around your room to music is one of the ultimate forms of self care

violentwavesofemotion:

“She’s beautiful. She’s so beautiful she glows in the dark.”

— Margaret Atwood, from “I’m Starved For You,” published c. March 2012

arabixanmamii:

4 hours with the right person feels like 3 minutes.

violentwavesofemotion:

“She understands by feeling–especially by feeling pain.”

— Judith Thurman, from “I Became Alone: Five Women Poets,” wr. c. 1975

19-5-5:

“What do I want? I want you to talk about normal things. No I don’t. I want you to look me in the eye and say, I know you’re dying.”

— Margaret Atwood, from Good Bones and Simple Murders; “Death Scenes,”

purplebuddhaquotes:

“At heart, I have always been a coper, I’ve mostly been able to walk around with my wounds safely hidden…”

—

Elizabeth Wurtzel