#rainsofwords

[rains-of-words]

You are enough to drive a saint to madness or a king to his knees.

Grace Willows, To Kiss a King

[anastasiasyah]

Our bodies were rotting because none of us were willing to forget and forgive.

“Atrophy” from A Dictionary of Grief by anastasiasyah

[bluepandapoet]

I wish that every time a great line is written by some unknown writer, a new star is forged in the sky to burn for them.

You will be surprised to see such a night sky, overflowing with stars.

Then I'll ask you, "Why are you crying?"

-Bluepandapoet

@writerscreed

[blueacademiablog]

Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made.

Tyler Kent White (via surqrised)

[rains-of-words]

and also I am the leaves and the blossoms, and, like them, I am full of delight, and shaking.

Mary Oliver, Red Bird

[anastasiasyah]

You told me I was loveless and heartless for hurting you But let me ask you this question: Where was your heart when you destroyed me and called it love?

“Maybe We’re Both Fucked, After All” from Repressed Feelings by anastasiasyah

[anastasiasyah]

You can get through this. What is the measure of strength other than the number of obstacles you've overcome?

10/21/21, anastasiasyah

[anastasiasyah]

I'm a hopeless romantic. But lately, life is chipping the hope away every day.

05/12/22, anastasiasyah

[anastasiasyah]

If you want to be loved as a whole, stop giving them pieces of you every time they ask you to.

12/21/22, anastasiasyah

[rains-of-words]

it is a serious thing // just to be alive / on this fresh morning / in this broken world.

Mary Oliver, Red Bird

[anastasiasyah]

Did you expect to be adored by romanticizing yourself as a monster? I'll show you what a monster you truly are.

“I Shall Take You to My Grave” from Repressed Feelings by anastasiasyah

[rains-of-words]

What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.

Chuck Palahniuk, Choke

[rains-of-words]

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

[rains-of-words]

When I think of death it is a bright enough city,

Mary Oliver, Red Bird

[anastasiasyah]

When I'm depressed, I feel like I'm a T-Rex who wants to clap her hands but can't. Then you said you'd be a T-Rex too and clapped my hand. We'd sing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands." I said thank you and hugged you Then you said that we need longer hands to hug We need to evolve to have longer hands And we'll figure it out together.

09/24/13, anastasiasyah

[rains-of-words]

This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love