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“Bad Girls” by M.I.A.
all perfected to allure men. She was a siren with cash crashing at her feet like boats against rocks.
I bit my tongue. Better blood in my mouth than blood on the ground.
What the actual cluck?
“You ever just get so sick of how people talk?” She asked out of nowhere. “Hearing the same damn stories over and over? Like some people are just video game characters and only have so many lines of pre-programmed dialogue.”
“People are not their occupations or their pasts. They’re a culmination of a thousand different things and worthy of respect until they’ve lost it.
Don’t let small minds make yours up.”
“Just because everybody says things about you, doesn’t make them true. You get to decide who you are.”
liked her so much. I liked everything about her. I liked her dangerous, scary amounts.
but you keep getting back up. Girl, you are full up on star-power.
“Right. If you don’t feel safe to sleep and your stomach is always growling, chances are you aren’t going to take time to plant flowers or go to the theater.”
“I’m not great at many things, Ford, but I’m going be so damn good at loving you.”
My therapist told me it was important to celebrate all the little wins.