Anna Patrick's Blog, page 121

"And now I was older, and the wishful props of future selves had lost their comforts. I might always..."

“And now I was older, and the wishful props of future selves had lost their comforts. I might always feel some form of this, a depression that did not lift but grew compact and familiar, a space occupied like the sad limbo of hotel rooms.”

- “The Girls,” Emma Cline

Good vibes, book quotes, mindfulness.

Good vibes, book quotes, mindfulness.

"Nobody thought until later that strangers might be anything but friends. Our love for one another..."

“Nobody thought until later that strangers might be anything but friends. Our love for one another boundless, the whole universe an extended crash pad.”

- “The Girls,” Emma Cline

Wanted to wish you all a happy National Book Lovers Day!If you...

Wanted to wish you all a happy National Book Lovers Day!

If you haven’t gotten your dark fiction fix, let my Alice In Wonderland retelling thriller, Meditations In Wonderland, take you there.

(Photo cred to @ursula-uriarte!)

storedeepinsideme:“Humans are dumb, ashamed to be a...

storedeepinsideme:

“Humans are dumb, ashamed to be a human”

Kurt Cobain’s Journals

"That was our mistake, I think. One of many mistakes. To believe that boys were acting with a logic..."

“That was our mistake, I think. One of many mistakes. To believe that boys were acting with a logic that we could someday understand. To believe that their actions had any meaning beyond thoughtless impulse. We were like conspiracy theorists, seeing portent and intention in every detail, wishing desperately that we mattered enough to be the object of planning and speculation. But they were just boys. Silly and young and straightforward; they weren’t hiding anything.”

- “The Girls,” Emma Cline

Good vibes, book quotes, mindfulness.

Good vibes, book quotes, mindfulness.

"That was part of being a girl–you were resigned to whatever feedback you’d get. If you..."

“That was part of being a girl–you were resigned to whatever feedback you’d get. If you got mad, you were crazy, and if you didn’t react, you were a bitch. The only thing you could do was smile from the corner they’d backed you into. Implicate yourself in the joke even if the joke was always on you.”

- “The Girls,” Emma Cline

Good vibes, book quotes, mindfulness.

Good vibes, book quotes, mindfulness.

i feel so alone. i want to ask for help but i can tell no one wants me around much less would be willing to help. i don't know what to do.

I’m sorry you’re feeling this way, and for whatever you’re seeking help I hope you find it with or without the guidance of those around you.

From someone who’s alone a lot of the time, I can share with you a quote that I’ve found to be true, especially being alone when you’re going through something tough:

“Loneliness doesn’t come from having no one around you, but from being unable to communicate the things that are important to you.” -Carl Jung

So for whatever it is that you feel like you’re not being understood for, or not able to fully articulate, I urge you to find a way to communicate it as best you can with yourself. Thru art, meditation, or whatever method feels the most fulfilling to you. Find a way to get to know it, and let it all out.

Also, even though it may seem that the cavalry isn’t coming - someone has been there, and if you ask for what you need I think you might be surprised by people’s compassion.

My inbox is always open to you!

Anna