I Need You to Read This

by Jessa Maxwell

Isn’t there something almost delicious about being able to start fresh? It’s like that Janis Joplin song, freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.

“The day-to-day is all we really have control over.

The temptation to call some people never goes away, no matter what you’ve done to rid yourself of it.

All these cute little scenes press in on her, making her wish for a life that she can’t have.

There are certain people who appreciate your vulnerability and certain people who will try to use it against you. But they can’t if you don’t let them.

We can never get back time—it’s one of life’s biggest tragedies but also one of its greatest motivators.

If you are not mindful, you can spend a whole lifetime weighing your options. Commitment to anything, let alone another person, takes bravery.

I questioned whether it had happened at all. It’s hard to trust my memory now. I wish there was someone else in the room who could tell me I’m not going crazy, to put things in perspective.

How hard it is to know anything about love when you are young and have no examples to follow, how easy it is to be led astray.