Harmony Quotes

“it is impossible to unlace
my heartstrings from yours
how do I untangle
a connection authored by the stars?”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“a three-word question
who are you?
it is so easy for me.
[...]
i am everything i love
and that is enough”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“things you should do more often:

share your feelings,
go on walks,
listen,
say i love you,
give without the expectation of return,
ask your grandparents to tell you
stories of their life,
smile at strangers,
appreciate the little things,
have deep conversations,
compliment others on their personality
not just their appearance,
spend more time outside,
look at the sky,
forgive,
write letters,
laugh,
hug,
read poetry”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“dear peter pan,
i’m not sure i believe in neverland anymore
but sometimes late at night
i open my window
and i’m certain
that if i jumped
i could fly away”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“sometimes you try your hardest
you do all the right things
you drink your water
you exercise
you go outside
but something inside of you
still feels dark
~there isn’t a formula for healing”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i am fully submerged in water
and everyone keeps asking
if i need any help
can’t they see
i can’t speak underwater
i can’t even breathe”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“little one, you built a sandcastle on the beach you didn’t worry about the tide washing it away i envy you a bit what is it like to create so carelessly? what is it like to assume everything will stay? what is it like not to worry that a change in the tide might take everything you love away?”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i miss the way the stars looked
reflected in your eyes
i have never seen a more worthy mirror
for infinity than you”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“dear peter pan,

i leave my window
open every night
in case you ever
want to fly inside”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“death is a villain
that doesn’t ever take one victim at a time

when they buried your heart in the dirt
they also buried mine”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i cannot wait for the beautiful life you are going to live.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“love is understanding
that this is all going to end
but choosing to stay until it does”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“who are you if you’re not
at war with something?

who are you when you’re living
not just trying to survive?”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“little one,
how long has it been
since anyone has held you,
like really held you?”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i’m afraid i’m the girl that your mother warned you about. the kind who is a little too damaged to love. the kind that you can tell will break your heart before you’ve gotten the chance to learn her middle name. i am the result of too many closed doors, too many goodbyes, too many tattoos for people who have died. i am nothing if not self-aware but being aware of my tendency to run away from love doesn’t make me any less likely to panic the instant you try to get close. i won’t stand in your way, but one day you will find out that i’m the girl your mother warned you about.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i’m not trying to hurt people
but there’s a war inside my brain
so whenever someone gets too close
they intercept some of my pain
~i’m sorry”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“how i felt:
i am so deeply unwell that i don’t know how to say it in a way that you will

understand.
what i said:
i’m fine.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i’m suffocating
under the weight of
the words i didn’t say
and the love i didn’t give
~regret”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“will i ever be able to forgive myself
for living when you’re not here?”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“how do you know she is your person?”
“because when i want to run away,
she is who i’m running toward.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“i have always loved the way
music could make the world feel
like it doesn’t exist
as if suddenly all my fears
are swept away
who knew
that there are people out there
who could make me feel the same way”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“they say when you grow up in a burning house you think the whole world is on fire.

i didn’t grow up in a burning house. i grew up in a house where we hid the fire. i grew up in a house where everyone was secretly burning on the inside, but we didn’t dare speak of it. i grew up in a house where we wore our armor like a badge of honor and pretended that nothing ever hurt us.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony

“healing requires visiting versions of your past self and treating them with kindness.”
― Whitney Hanson, Harmony