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“I fell in love with this self that was built from
every positive thought I had between the shameful ones. She came from every bright light I’d noticed before it was overshadowed with darkness. I hoarded these delicate bits of time, waiting for when they could radiate again.”
― Ashley Marie Berry

“I wonder how many moments like this I missed when my mind succumbed to my illness. I want to soak you in now that I can. I want to hear everything you’re saying, and I want to feel everything that you’re not.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“There is no part of me that isn't in here.

I'm inviting you in.
Into my thoughts, into my compulsions, into my voice.

This is a raw but inviting look into a world I wasn't built for, and that wasn't built for me.

My diagnosis makes some people uncomfortable. These people make me feel uncomfortable.

I separate the 'us' who are touched by this light, and 'the others' who have yet to understand why we are separate.

I hope this book will bridge the gap.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“I walk past these white walls back to my room. The windows down the hallway shine their light and make rectangles on the floor. They angle themselves to the sun, so we never lose track of where the light comes in.”
― Ashley Marie Berry