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wings of the valley

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-Venat, Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker

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Ruan Jia 

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Maximum Ride — The Angel Experiment  {Sentence Starters}

“It… I’m not an ‘ it ‘.”

“Are there others like you?”

“Well, that’s an evil smile…”

“Yeah, your wing got hit, too.”

“Go ahead and eat. You need to.”

“Excellent. They were flammable.“

“I think the bullet only grazed me…”

“It’s a… wing. My wing. It got hurt, too.”

“We going to storm the place or what?”

“When did they start coming after you?“

“With your wings… can you actually fly?”

“I’ll make sure they treat you right, okay?”

“I don’t want to hurt you. I want to help you.”

“No. Not all of us have superhuman powers.”

“You have two seconds to give me the picture.”

“You’re hurt? Why didn’t you go to the hospital?”

“For the last time, give this up. This is a bad idea.”

“You haven’t been getting very much to eat, have you?”

“I’m not saying that’s what it is. It’s just what it looks like.”

“Is there any reason I shouldn’t teach you a lesson, too?”

“I have to get out of here, okay? Can we just go, now, really fast?”

“Man, you weigh a freaking ton. What’ve you been eating, rocks?”

“Some people just don’t have what it takes to appreciate a cookie.”

“Listen, let’s get out of here, get back home, and make more plans.”

“I didn’t know a van could go up on two wheels like that, for so long.“

“But, you know what? It was almost worth it. The looks on those faces…”

“When are you going to trust me? When are you going to trust yourself?”

“I take it you don’t want me to call your parents? Or the police, either, right?”

“I feel like, like pudding… Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain.”

“Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It’s a grain. It’s like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.“

“The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.“

“Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?“

“Is it important to be right or is it important to do what’s right? That’s one of the hardest lessons to learn.“

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“Today I forgive myself. Not just once. Again, and again, and again. As many times as it takes to find peace.”

— Karen Salmansohn

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A character arc where the character who did terrible things and regrets them is forced to live, to put one foot in front of the other and find healing, who chooses to pour goodness into the world and make the world a better place

Is more satisfying to me than a character arc where the character who did terrible things and regrets them is redeemed through death

99.9% of the time.

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Chapter 4: A Hymn and a Secret (1880)

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is it my blood curse that's putting you off or just my personality be honest

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The Good Place Appreciation Week Day 6: Favorite Lesson/s

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i don’t know who may need to hear this, but you deserve to have good days. you deserve to have good things. you deserve happiness, safety and comfort. you are worthy of these things.

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reminder: you can start over at anytime. your day is not ruined. your world is not over. take a deep breath. start over.

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““Never forget that the things that seem the most simple: learning who you are, what you believe in, how to stand up for those things, how to be honest, and how to be kind–these are the most radical. The most important. These are the seeds of every revolution.””

— me, according an an email I just found from 2016, when I was asked for advice for a graduating high school senior

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This blog is run by a neurodivergent adult who cries over literally everything ever for no reason, and let me tell you, it's fine to do exactly that. I feel 1 (one) emotion, good or bad? I cry. I'm crying? Why? IDK but ima cry it out! And it feels so much better afterward.

My advice for crying and avoiding judgement and unwanted intervention while doing so: Find a comfortable place for yourself, whether alone or with somebody who understands and will support you, but make it a private spot like your bedroom or a bathroom to avoid others giving looks and problems. Bring tissues, soft ones, or a towel that you wash afterward. If you make lots of noise when you cry, try blocking your door with thick pillows, or crying into a pillow or other thick material to drown the sound from others and avoid suspicion/worry/etc. Music may overwhelm you, and thus be counterproductive if so. Have something to hug, like a stuffed animal or a blanket, or even a pet, so you feel less alone afterward. And most importantly, cry all you need. Cry as long as you need. Just go ahead, it can be a lot or a little, but the amount of tears you shed does not equal the feelings you experience, and thus can be more than or less than those feelings. What matters is you get it out in a safe and healthy manner.

Pascal says 👏crying👏is👏healthy👏and👏valid👏

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Courage begins by trusting oneself

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do everything in life for YOU. don’t let anyone else control your life. don’t let fear control your life. do it for you. live for you. if you dream it, you can achieve it. if you work for it, you will earn it. make a list of your dreams, then make them happen. there’s nothing stopping you. go out there and live your dreams. do it for you.