[mournfulroses]

Simone de Beauvoir, from "Inseraparable: A Never Before Published Novel,"

[mournfulroses]

Mahmoud Darwish, from If I Were Another: Selected Poems; "Tuesday and the Weather is Clear,"

[mournfulroses]

Kim Addonizio, from What Is This Thing Called Love: Poems; "''Dear Reader,"

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Rudy Francisco

[mournfulroses]

Joanna Glenn, from her novel titled "All My Mothers," originally published in 2021

[stay-close]

“Please stop destroying what is left of your heart by constantly thinking about things that have broken you.”

— Unknown

[mournfulroses]

Angela Carter, from The Collected Stories; "The Lady of the House of Love,"

[emilybraydenblogs]

I confuse people. i have a happy personality and a sad soul. i'm bold but shy. i love deeply but sometimes i feel heartless. i'm healing and hurting at the same time. i'm dedicated to growth, but i self sabotage

[scorpionlafemme]

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Louise L. Hay

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Jay Vespertine (via letsbelonelytogetherr)

[stayuntilthefoglifts]

Never have I dealt with anything as difficult as my own soul.

Imam Al-Ghazali

[scorpionlafemme]

[svdaily]

Sugar and spice and everything nice fr fr

[mournfulroses]

Celia Dropkin, from The Acrobat: Selected Poems of Celia Dropkin; "I Sing You,"

[mournfulroses]

Trista Mateer, from "Aphrodite Made Me Do It," originally published in 2024

[fromdarzaitoleeza]

{Words by Anaïs Nin, from The Diary Of Anais Nin, Vol. 4 (1944-1947) / Cynthia Cruz from diagnosis,The glimmering room}

[saa-33]

I’ll make flowers grow in the saddest part of you.