Irene Vanessa

“You’re right. In a world where doctors can cure cancer and do heart transplants, there isn’t a single pill to treat menstrual cramps.’ Her sister pointed at her own stomach. ‘The world wants our uterus to be drug-free. Like sacred grounds in a virgin forest.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

“Does the hatred you feel ever disappear? Or is it something that never goes away... No matter how many times you try to erase it? What I have always feared the most... Is myself. Because I, too, have hatred inside me.”
― Naoki Urasawa, PLUTO: 浦沢直樹 x 手塚治虫 005 [Pluto: Urasawa Naoki x Tezuka Osamu 005]

“Afinal, estamos todos de passagem pela vida uns dos outros de forma mais ou menos breve, e no processo, vivemos nós próprios também múltiplas vidas.

Se tivermos feitos alguma diferença na vida de alguém e se esse alguem tiver feito diferença na nossa, o tempo da nossa presença acaba por ser o que menos importa.”
― Ricardo Santo, Boarding Pass

“grief doesn’t only miss the past. it mourns the future”
― Esther Roseglenn, Echoes of Love: 100 Reflections for the Grieving Heart: Gentle Support for Grief and Life After the Loss of a Loved One