Sophocles' Electra (tr. Peter Meineck & Paul Woodruff)

I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

Kurt Cobain

“Don’t be the reason someone feels insecure. Be the reason someone feels seen, heard, and supported.”

— Cleo Wade

It’s better to be your genuine self, and have fewer of the right kinds of people in your life, than it is to surround yourself with those who only accept you as long as you conform to their idea of who you should be.

Zero Dean

If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there’s salvation in life. Even if you can’t get together with that person.

Haruki Murakami

“Because when something happens, she’s the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.”

— Every Day, David Levithan

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

Lao Tzu

Crazy woman, crazy woman

“Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.”

— Unknown

That’s it. That’s the show.

“The world didn’t know / what to do with my love. / Because it isn’t used to being loved”

— Richard Siken, Self-Portrait Against Red Wallpaper