This Won't End Well

by Camille Pagán

depression is more exhausting than most people comprehend,

I’m nostalgic for a carefree existence I’ve never actually known.

People are the cause of most pain.

I’ve observed that what most people call a worst-case scenario is actually reality, and they just haven’t accepted it yet.”

There are days, many in fact, when I remain convinced that women cannot win. We ask for equal pay and a seat at the table, and instead we’re handed control-top pantyhose and pink wine with cupcakes on the label.

“Whether nature or nurture, you are certainly exactly who you are.

But I recognize that most people are their own blind spots.

But maybe time doesn’t so much heal wounds as weaken one’s convictions.

The price of self-protection may, in fact, be higher than the cost of vulnerability.

It’s possible obsession is the byproduct of conflict,

I guess sometimes it takes another perspective to help you see what you’ve been missing.”

Even wildly inappropriate behavior can start to seem normal if it’s left unchecked long enough.”

Better not to marry the wrong person than to marry the right one for the wrong reasons.”