{Chelsea Dingman, from "Psychogeography," published in The Los Angeles Review/ Anne Sexton/ Karen Russell, St. Lucy's Home for Girls - Raised by Wolves/ Abraham Verghese/ Naguib Mahfouz/ Clementine von Radics, Poem: Courtney Love Prays to Oregon/ Aleksandar Hemon, The Lazarus Project/ Fatimah Asghar, from "How'd Your Parents Die Again?" published in The New York Times Magazine/ John Murillo, Poem: Mercy, Mercy, Me}
“What does mine say?“ Newt asked. Thomas pulled the neckline of Newt’s shirt to the side, then leaned over to read the words etched into his skin. “You’re Subject A-five and they called you the Glue”. Newt gave him a startled look. “The Glue?“. Thomas let go of his shirt and stepped back. “Yeah. Probably because you’re kind of the glue that holds us all together.”
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James Dashner, “The Scorch Trials”
"take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die" is one of my favorite taylor swift lyrics like u do not know what this album concept means to me.
“It’s not just other people we need to forgive. We also need to forgive ourselves. For all the things we didn’t do. All the things we should have done.”
— Mitch Albom
probably needed a hug but instead distanced myself from everyone
Its gonna take me a minute but I can get used to this
“That’s the thing about Hogwarts - no matter how long you’re away from it, there’s always a way back.”
— Harry Potter / A Very Potter Sequel
taken by me
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It's okay to dislike being touched. It does not matter if they're your parents, siblings, friends, caretakers, family members, or anyone else. You are allowed to uphold your boundaries.