Alenka

“Or maybe a person is just made up of a lot of people,” I say. “Maybe we’re accumulating these new selves all the time.” Hauling them in as we make choices, good and bad, as we screw up, step up, lose our minds, find our minds, fall apart, fall in love, as we grieve, grow, retreat from the world, dive into the world, as we make things, as we break things.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“We were miraculous.
We were beach creatures.
We had treasures in our pockets and each other on our skin.”
― Nina LaCour, We Are Okay

“The trouble with denial is that when the truth comes, you aren't ready.”
― Nina LaCour, We Are Okay

“I don't know if I still love her in the way I used to, but I still find her just as beautiful.”
― Nina LaCour, We Are Okay