My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.

 You must allow yourself to outgrow and depart from certain eras of your life with a gentle sort of ruthlessness.
— Katy Maxwell; girl of the earth

 That’s how this works. You talk to me about it so that I can take your hand and  walk through this shit with you. That is what I signed up for, okay? But I cannot do that if you won’t let me in