The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

Don’t think for a second that it didn’t hurt me to leave you,” she urges.

“Because it was the most painful thing that I’ve ever had to do. It was so, so difficult. It took every bit of strength that I had not to turn around and apologize.”

She takes a deep breath.

“So don’t tell yourself that I wanted to. I didn’t, not at all. But leaving you was the only way I could save myself.

—and I had to save myself. (via storyiwillneverwrite)

We have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. we have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. it is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, i think, to be an organ and a blade. but, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is what makes us most human. we make horrible mistakes. it’s how we learn. we breathe love. it’s how we learn. and it is inevitable.

—Nayyirah Waheed
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I’ll be honest with you. I’m a little bit of a loner. It’s been a big part of my maturing process to learn to allow people to support me. I tend to be very self-reliant and private. And I have this history of wanting to work things out on my own and protect people from what’s going on with me.

—Kerry Washington
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You told me, once, to just remember to breathe. As long as you can do that, you’re doing something good.

—Emma Hooper, Etta and Otto and Russell and James
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