Before any of it could make sense, it had to be heard.

I'm starting to realize that people lack good mirrors. It's so hard for anyone to show us how we look, & so hard for us to show anyone how we feel.

All hurt is brain hurt.

I'm not embarrassed by my faith, and I'm also not embarrassed by my doubt.

but even if we survive the collapse of our sun, we will not survive forever.

People talk about the courage of cancer patients, and I do not deny that courage. I had been poked and stabbed and poisoned for years, and still I trod on. But make no mistake: In that moment, I would have been very, very happy to die.

Even with everything broken and decided inside her she couldn't quite allow herself to disappear for good.