A story is no small thing.
NIKITA GILLA story is no small thing.
NIKITA GILLAnd they didn’t spend years painting your soul into masterpiece-like existence for you to waste it on someone who doesn’t appreciate you.
NIKITA GILLNot all girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice. Some are made of witchcraft and wolf and a little bit of vice.
NIKITA GILLMy darling, he is just a boy. How can he possibly begin to appreciate the constellations you leave in your wake, or the stardust in your bones, when he has yet to realize just what it means to be in love with a girl like you?
NIKITA GILLSeek no homes in other people’s chests.
NIKITA GILLPeople are going to betray you the way Judas betrayed Jesus, the way Brutus betrayed Caesar, and you will love them anyway.
NIKITA GILLThe world is not allowed to make a meal of you, girl. It is there for your consuming.
NIKITA GILLYou see, there can be no life without death.
NIKITA GILLSome people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes. Other people are born with stars at their feet, but their souls are lost at sea.
NIKITA GILLWomanhood is rich with unlearning. How to unlearn the way you hate your body.
NIKITA GILLThese are women made of terrible tempests and savage storms and the untamed unwanted.
NIKITA GILLYou can strive to be perfect. Or you can strive to be art.
NIKITA GILLPerfection in imperfection. Someone whose flaws work well with yours.
NIKITA GILLForgiveness is easier to give to others than to yourself. But I am slowly learning.
NIKITA GILLTo 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.’
NIKITA GILLBurn every memory that does not help you grow. Destruction, too, can be necessary.
NIKITA GILL