Ella

“If wall of oobleck block your way,
don't punch and slap and kick all day,
Just hold your breath and close your eyes
and simply ease yourself inside.
Walk slowly through the dark, don't fear,
For someday you'll be far from here.”
― David Yoon, Frankly in Love

“Whatever past you came from, you don't have to go back.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“You have to hold out to see how your life unfolds, because it is most likely beyond what you can imagine. It is not a question of if you will survive this, but what beautiful things await you when you do.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“But it bothered me that having a boyfriend and being assaulted should be related, as if I, alone, was not enough...It should have been enough to say, I did not want a stranger touching my body.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name