— Natalie Wee, Never Been Kissed (via Letsbelonelytogetherr)

Martha Gellhorn, from a letter to David Gurewitsch featured in The Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn

— Anaïs Nin, from The Diary of Anaïs Nin (Vol. 1: 1931-1934) (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

“Nothing is quite as beautiful as someone who has survived losing everything and still has a tender heart.”

— Unknown

Lidia Yuknavitch, from Reading the Waves: A Memoir published in 2025

Ch'ang Ch'u Ling, translated by Kenneth Rexroth, from a poem titled "Since You Left,"

“I am a strong person. But every once in a while I would like someone to hold my hand and tell me things are going to be OK.”

— Unknown