Light•er Quotes

“Some days,
we just need the comfort of knowing that
the ones we love will invest the
time,
love
and effort
into us as we would invest into them.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“Be gentle
with yourself.
You,
too,
have a heart
that is in need
of your forgiveness.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“You don’t need to justify how you feel to anyone. You are who you are and you feel what you feel. Anyone who can’t understand that isn’t worthy of knowing you in the first place.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“Out of all the people you're proud of,
you should be of yourself most
for knowing
exactly
what it feels like
to drown
and still
be willing
to swim.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“I
sometimes think
that
the child I was
was much stronger
than the adult I am.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“I have,
many times,
built a home within myself.
And I have,
equally as many,
watched it crumble.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“I fear a lot of things, you know.
I fear elevators,
I fear distance,
I fear death.
It was never my own, though.
I fear I'll have to face a day without you and I might not be able to. I fear that it'll take the life out of me while I'm still alive.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“The homes
I've built
in people
are falling
apart
and I'm
afraid
of being
homeless.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er

“It is often
that we
destroy ourselves
in the process
of trying
not to
destroy others.”
― Ameena Karaja, Light•er