I donโt understand why things always go from perfect to weird with us. Itโs like weโre incapable of normal human interaction.
Stephanie PerkinsI wish the world would swallow us here, whole, in this moment. And that's when it hits me that this - this - is falling in love.
Stephanie PerkinsI know you aren't perfect. But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.
Stephanie PerkinsBecause that's the thing about depression. When I feel it deeply, I don't want to let it go. It becomes a comfort. I want to cloak myself under its heavy weight and breathe it into my lunges. I want to nurture it, grow it, cultivate it. It's mine. I want to check out with it, drift asleep wrapped in its arms and not wake up for a long, long time.
Stephanie Perkins