mirroir:

“…the war goes on—an ache in the bones, an ache in the gut, an ache in the heart.”

— Susan Sontag, from I, etcetera: Stories

(Source: luthienne)

thatpettyblackgirl:

can we dead the idea “no one will love you until you love yourself” when it’s more like if you don’t recognize your own value you’re more likely to endure mistreatment that you don’t deserve.

(Source: twitter.com)

autumnalsonata:

“I have endured unspeakable horrors. Enough. My spirit is dead.”

— Olga Freidenberg, from a diary entry dated June 26, 1945

difficultsuggestions:

Grow from the dirt that they left you in