Thaisa Meyka

“Às vezes, a maior prova de amor que podemos nos dar é justamente abrir mão de algo que gostamos e desejamos muito se não estamos preparados para lidar com aquilo. E era assim que eu me sentia. A vida não se resumia a encontrar alguém que vá nos querer acima de tudo ou perder alguém que amamos muito. A gente não podia nem devia se envolver com uma pessoa sem antes estar bem com nós mesmas. Com nosso corpo, nossa mente, nossa essência. Aprendi que amor-próprio não era o mar de rosas que os filmes contam, mas é necessário, mesmo sem todo aquele glamour. Só ele pode te salvar dos seus pensamentos mais sombrios.”
― Bel Rodrigues, 13 Segundos

“As pessoas associam que viver intensamente era sinônimo de encarar aventuras e fazer o que tem vontade, mas, para mim, viver intensamente era aprender aos poucos e com coragem a se amar em um mundo que fazia questão que nos odiássemos.”
― Bel Rodrigues, 13 Segundos

“Name one hero who was happy."
I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it," I said, lost in the high color of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"I swear it," he echoed.
We sat like that a moment, hands touching. He grinned.
"I feel like I could eat the world raw.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Someone sent me a letter that had one of the best quotes I've ever read. It said "What is to give light must endure burning." It's by a writer named Viktor Frankl. I've been turning that quote over and over in my head. The truth of it is absolutely awe-inspiring. In the end, I believe it's why we all suffer. It's the meaning we all look for behind the tragedies in our lives. The pain deepens us, burns away our impurities and petty selfishness. It makes us capable of empathy and sympathy. It makes us capable of love. The pain is the fire that allows us to rise from the ashes of what we were, and more fully realize what we can become. When you can step back and see the beauty of the process, it's amazing beyond words.”
― Damien Echols, Life After Death