in the absence of the sun Quotes

“When we were younger we fought with our fists but now we have discovered deadlier weapons -words”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“I wish I had the ability to sleep so peacefully, easily, but I am among the few who remain awake with the owls -in the absence of the sun”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“I figured if I held my breath long enough and sucked my stomach up under my ribs far enough and powdered my face pale enough and gave myself enough razor burns and plucked the hairs between my eyebrows until my eyes watered and painted my nails girly enough and squeezed my jeans on tight enough and demolished my natural beauty enough I’d be pretty enough”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Empathy tugs lightly on my shirt sleeve and gently whispers in my ear, “they are struggling too”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Falling for you was like rereading my favorite book”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“One word is all it takes to erase the word “Stranger” -hello”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“And here I am, pouring my life into a notebook that will never know its importance.”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“The rest of my small but loving family, who I know will read this and wonder where it all came from.”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“pools of saltwater that once dripped from your eyelashes like oil from a wrecked car,”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“You fear the damage they could do if you let them know your secrets -why you push them away”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“The love you are selling has been expired for some time -discounts won’t make it better”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“These words I write, why I decided to write them, none of it will matter”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“It is a monstrous noise -silence”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“live among the hardcovers stacked in piles higher than Everest because it is easier to feel through fictional characters the loss the love the heartbreak the tragedy it all comes at once and then it is gone with the close of the cover -from the comfort of my bedroom”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Learn to take a compliment with grace even if you don’t believe it”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“And right after your ABC’s you learn that God created everyone equal, pink is not just a girl’s color, and boys are allowed to cry -how it should be”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“You act like I need you to survive but I don’t I have plenty of oxygen, thanks”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“the disappointment that sleeps at the foot of your bed”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Not quite sure if this is love or just me pretending he is something I should have”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“She looked worn from a long day in the office but she did not let one single complaint slip from her lips as she turned on the stove to feed her two nagging kids -working mother of 2”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“She was told so many times “She can’t” that now She won’t”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“I heard the footsteps of my fathers steel-toed boots as he left before the sun had risen and I thought for a moment that I took for granted how hard he works How dedicated he is”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“She told me she would barter her body for a prom date and I think that is the saddest thing I have ever heard”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Fatigue dances behind my eyelids, but my brain still hums to the melody of the moonlight”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“I need
my old friend
Patience
to stop by and
remind me to
wait and blindly trust
with more grace”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“We compete to see who can prove they care less”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“You are not allowed to be the main character of someone else’s memoir”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Thank you for being my armor even on the days when my battle cry was “it’s impossible”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“Some people were just designed to be destructive”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun

“You can find her on Instagram as @poetryflowssofter.”
― Emily Curtis, in the absence of the sun