The real you—whoever she is—will get what she wants in the end
Tasnimee Makkiihas quoted4 months ago
keeping my gaze trained on my feet, like I was eight years old again and embarrassed to exist.
Tasnimee Makkiihas quoted4 months ago
Of course. Father-daughter time, that mysterious thing.
Tasnimee Makkiihas quoted4 months ago
When I was younger, I would’ve given anything to have a conversation with him, have him take interest in me. But by now, through all our ups and downs, it just felt wrong, like an imposter living inside my dad’s skin.
Ian Romel Mendozahas quoted6 months ago
The words cleaved me in half. Mrs. Rush, my favorite teacher—the one I felt surely saw me, recognized I was special—couldn’t remember I existed.
Ian Romel Mendozahas quoted6 months ago
Your body has a knowing. Like an antenna, attuned to tremors in the air, or a dowsing rod, tracing things so deeply buried you have no language for them yet.
lapujullhas quotedlast year
You are formally invited
lapujullhas quotedlast year
The moment I pulled it out, my hands began to tremble
Lucy E. Cosmehas quoted3 years ago
I like your dreams better than mine.”
Lucy E. Cosmehas quoted3 years ago
That was the way life worked, a lesson he’d taught me himself: Wanting is dangerous. The less you want, the safer you’ll be