“Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.”
— Sophocles, Antigone
(via the-book-diaries)
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“There are many ways to be born. They all come forth in their own grace.”
— Muriel Rukeyser, from The Collected Poems; “The Speed of Darknes,”
“She saw things grow; she grew strong without noticing that she was becoming beautiful.”
— Maria Laina, tr. by Karen van Dyck, from “Hers,” published c. October 1985
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”
— Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper
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“Everything rough becomes delicate when you love it. More roses, more roses, more roses.”
— Juan Ramón Jiménez, tr by Robert Bly, from “Parsley Crown,” wr. c. 1916
“She dressed herself in confidence everyday and refused to wear anybody else’s insecurities.”
— a.j.lawless