The absence of abuse does not automatically equal a healthy relationship. The absence of trauma does not automatically equal joy.
NIKITA GILLGrief makes unlikely warriors out of us all.
More Nikita Gill Quotes
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There are graveyards inside you made of people that made you ache, made of memories that you barely survived made of trauma and heartbreak. These graveyards need to become gardens where you plant flowers that blossom, for you to let go.
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I know how to live with a blade and teach it not to make me bleed.
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Softer memories once lived there. Where there is now burning. Where there is now blood.
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And darling, I hope your remember to kiss the ghosts goodnight. They are only older versions of you that you have had to discard and forget.
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I am so hungry for someone to love me.
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The river takes what she wants, does what she desires, and washes over anything that stands in her way.
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You need not fear the wolves you hide in your soul. They were made not to hurt you, but to protect you against this world.
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What I have spent in mourning is the price I have paid for my healing.
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Remind ourselves that grief may feel longer and more poignant than happiness but it still has an ending.
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I know how to handle noise better than I can handle silence.
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And what if there are things inside you that are much too difficult to love and you wished you were someone else instead?
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You are half fairytale, half girl.
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I hope you summon your courage and you invite your demons to tea, and you learn to listen to all their stories.
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To my children, I will say, ‘Fill your skin with kindness and find solace in your solitude. It takes bravery to be kind. But to be brave you will need to know how to stand for something even if you are completely alone.’
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You can strive to be perfect. Or you can strive to be art.
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