This Bright Beauty Quotes

“Sometimes the grief rocked through me like a spasm and I’d have to stop what I was doing to steady myself.”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“glimpse at the half of me that was no longer here but still ached like a phantom limb.”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“But what’s wrong with trying?”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“My mother taught me that every story has a hundred versions. Within each one exists a hundred lies. The trick is to find the kernel of truth tucked into the center. If you can find that, cup your hands gently around it. Don’t touch it, because it can burn you. Just know it’s there; keep that secret knowledge to yourself and follow it home, like a glowing ember in the quickly darkening night.”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“You are stronger than you think,”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“was tired, beyond exhausted”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“the universe is aligned in harmony, even if you cannot see it.”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty

“I don’t care. I want to die,”
― Emily Maine Cavanagh, This Bright Beauty