The Weight of Rain Quotes

“People can be really mean. I wish I could tell you that they’ll stop, or that you won’t have to deal with this in a few more years, but unfortunately, you’ll have to deal with bullies forever. You can’t stop them or control what they say or do; you can only control what you do. Don’t give them the satisfaction of letting their words hurt you. If they want to say something rude and mean, let their souls be scarred with that hatred. Let them drown in their own unhappiness. You’re better than that. Don’t even look their way. Don’t allow their words to carry weight or merit. I know it’s hard, I do, but you do it a couple of times, and they’ll stop because without your reaction feeding them, that darkness that they’ve created—it starts to drown them.”
― Mariah Dietz, The Weight of Rain

“Are you from another planet?” Her voice is gravelly for being so young, but it’s her words that come as a surprise.”
― Mariah Dietz, The Weight of Rain

“Only you Brits think pissed means drunk. Here in America, we all think it means angry. We’ve gone over this.”
― Mariah Dietz, The Weight of Rain

“We don’t always need someone to put things back together for us. Sometimes we just need someone to try to understand our pains and frustrations and validate that what we’re feeling is okay.”
― Mariah Dietz, The Weight of Rain