You Know Me Well

by Nina LaCour

So now for the real question: Have you ever wanted something so badly that it sort of takes over your life? Like, you still do all the things you’re supposed to do, but you’re just going through the motions because you are entirely consumed by this one thing?”

I thought it was the end of the world, but it wasn’t. I thought it was the start of the world, but it wasn’t.

Most lives are long, and most pain is short. Hearts don’t actually break; they always keep beating. This is not to diminish what you’re going through, but I’ve been there, and I’ve been through it. As that famous homosexual Winston Churchill once said, if you find yourself heartbroken, keep walking.”

“The heart is a treacherous beast.” “But it means well.”

Empathy is wonderful, but you can still overdose on it if you try too much too fast.

Hiding and denying and being afraid is no way to treat love. Love demands bravery.