Wislawa Szymborska, from "The Century's Decline," featured in Map: Collected and Last Poems
Normalize not forcing connections with people. If somebody doesn't see the value in having you by their side, don’t try to convince them.
“The world gives you so much pain and here you are making gold out of it — there is nothing purer than that.”
— Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey
can't handle it
What if I can't be what you want?
“Look at yourself as a color. You may not be everybody’s favorite color but believe me, one day you will meet someone who needs you to complete this picture.”
— Unknown