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“This is the culture of my generation, a bunch of kids who were never taught to triumph—we were taught how to fail with dignity”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“There’s a realization, in the midst of the ignoring and using, that no matter how you look at it, what angle of positivity you use, you are burning alive.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“I made my final stop and now I am walking circles; get up, go to work, complete a menial activity, go to sleep.”
― Lillian Olson, Ache.

“The act of an apology Does not hold the power to instantly heal, But it gives enough momentum To start moving forward.”
― F.S. Yousaf, Euphoria

“I stare at my reflection to see Who I have become. I am a sloppy mold Of past memories, Present struggles, And future worries.”
― F.S. Yousaf, Euphoria

“Through abuse and hurt, I was taught to stay silent. My emotions were never to reach the surface, they were to remain in the depths of my being for letting them out would be unlawful. “Masculinity”
― F.S. Yousaf, Euphoria

“One of the only thoughts that can get me through a day Is that whatever happens is meant to happen, And for everything that leaves, There is always something better on the way.”
― F.S. Yousaf, Euphoria

“I win when I do not fall victim to myself. When I hold out till dawn, And all the demons slip away into shadows. This battle is constant, And I fear one day I may lose, but that day is not today.”
― F.S. Yousaf, Euphoria

“How would it feel, for daddy's arms, to not be distant, to be here with me, in this moment, to stroke my arms, to encapsulate his hand, in mines, to state his presence, affirm his love, for me, us, in spite of his abuse, of our mother’s gardens, her presence, her flaws, weaved through, mine. how”
― J.M. Morgan, Silent Scream

“She realised that she hadn’t tried to end her life because she was miserable, but because she had managed to convince herself that there was no way out of her misery.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“We only know what we perceive. Everything we experience is ultimately just our perception of it. “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“A truth that was the beginning and seed if everything possible. A former curse and a present blessing. Three simple words containing the power and potential of a multiverse. I AM ALIVE.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“The sky grows dark The black over blue Yet the stars still dare To shine for you”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you escaped from. That the prison wasn't the place, but the perspective.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“The paradox of volcanoes was that they were symbols of destruction but also life. Once the lava slows and cools, it solidifies and then breaks down over time to become soil – rich, fertile soil. She wasn’t a black hole, she decided. She was a volcano. And like a volcano she couldn’t run away from herself. She’d have to stay there and tend to that wasteland. She could plant a forest inside herself.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“Tears never did anyone any favours, but sometimes they just needed to fall.”
― Caroline Peckham, The Awakening

“You may have a dick, but I can cook. Dicks go limp over time; good cooking is forever.”
― Shannon Mayer, A Court of Honey and Ash