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“big sister says

even if you aren’t their favorite,
you’re always someone’s favorite.

(you’re mine.)”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“we are not defined by the love our family could or could not give us. we are defined, instead, by the people we consciously become in spite of them—the kindness we show others, the forgiveness we give to ourselves, the times we speak up instead of choosing to remain silent, & the difficult yet necessary apologies we make.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“big sister says

sisters shouldn’t be pitting themselves against each other. sisters should be going into battle for one another.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“don’t you dare become smaller to make room for others. don’t you dare shrink back into the shadows. don’t you dare wither while everyone else blooms.

here’s an indisputable fact: you matter.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown