The Scarecrow of My Former Self Quotes

“Forgive yourself for not healing. For not / helping. For not knowing how to start. (p32)”
― Sarah Stockton, The Scarecrow of My Former Self

“This small patch of ground I rest on must be enough. (p43)”
― Sarah Stockton, The Scarecrow of My Former Self

“Can we agree, doctor, than even an illness / with no discernable etiology is no one's fault? / I'm not sick because of my sheer willfulness / and victim-blaming by the healthy is an assault. (p13)”
― Sarah Stockton, The Scarecrow of My Former Self

“learn to dance in the wind despite / all corporeal limitations (p7)”
― Sarah Stockton, The Scarecrow of My Former Self