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Being touched by someone can feel meaningless until you’re touched by the right person.
Something blooms inside of me and I want to water it every day and let it grow because it’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever felt.
“Be kind. Be funny. Be interesting. That is where you will find your power.”
No matter how much you love someone, you can’t save them from drowning. They have to love themselves enough to learn how to swim.”
“Then what am I?” “Everything. You’re everything to me.”
“Healing isn’t linear, Mara,” Mitsu says. “Some days it’s five steps forward and other days it’s seven steps back. There’s no finish line. The goal is just to keep stepping.”
“I love you, Mommy.” She’s generous with her I love yous when food is involved, and I can’t help but laugh. “I love you too, Gilly.”
