YS

“two people who were once very close can
without blame
or grand betrayal
become strangers.
perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.”
― Warsan Shire

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”
― Judy Garland

“During all the months when she had been absent, there were so many things I have saved up to tell her, so many bits of news about the house and the neighborhood and friends and work and family, but now they seemed inconsequential. Puny. Move far enough away from an event ans it sort of levels out, so to speak - settles into the general landscape.”
― Anne Tyler, The Beginner's Goodbye

“There are only two reasons why you leave someone you're still in love with - either it's the right thing to do, or it's the only thing to do.”
― Tiffany Reisz, The Siren