“But pain’s like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There’s no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface.”— Katie Kacvinsky, goodreads.com
“I want some kind of reminder that while wounds heal, they don’t disappear forever- I carry them everywhere, always, and that is the way of things, the way of scars.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“One day your heart will take you to your Lover. One day your soul will carry you to the Beloved. Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.”— Rumi, rumichange.wordpress.com
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it…”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“I have been told, sometimes, the most healing thing to do is remind ourselves over and over and over: Other people feel this too.”— Andrea Gibson, ohandreagibson.tumblr.com
“Each person’s heart breaks in its own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to feel safe.”— Erica Bauermeister, amazon.com
“Healing is layers. Healing is time. Healing is excruciating. Once you think it’s done, it’s not.”— Mary DeMuth, amazon.com
“I want you to laugh, to kill all your worries, to love you, to nourish you. Oh sweet bitterness, I will soothe you and heal you. I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns.”— Rumi, amazon.com
“The further inside you hide the hurt, the more it hurts inside. All wounds need air to heal.”— Iain Thomas, amazon.com
“Time does not heal all wounds; there are those that remain painfully open.”— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com
“I understood myself only after I destroyed myself. And only in the process of fixing myself, did I know who I really was.”— Sade Andria Zabala, goodreads.com
“Just like there’s always time for pain, there’s always time for healing.”— Jennifer Brown, amazon.com
“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?”— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com