Sylvia Plath, From The Unabridged Journals

“Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m grateful for that.”

— Ally Condie; Matched

“Part of maintaining your energy is limiting other people’s access to it” - carajojo // isuperbloom.com

“I restore myself when I’m alone.”

— Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you, the thing you think you can't survive... it's the thing that makes you better than you used to be.

— Jennifer Weiner, Fly Away Home

“We lose ourselves in things we love. We find ourselves there, too.”

— Kristin Martz

Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.

Katherine Henson