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1 " The splendid thing
about falling apart
silently...
is that
you can start over
as many times
as you like. "

2 " Any self-defense class worth its salt will tell you that
you don’t pull out a weapon unless you intend to use it.
The same should apply to ballsy remarks. "

― Henry Mosquera , Sleeper's Run

3 " My tongue was handed down to me
by datus and katipuneros. The truth is
my mouth is a battlefield that
you wouldn’t know how to fight in. "

― Danabelle Gutierrez , & Until The Dreams Come

4 " Wishbone

Half-eaten chicken
lying on white serving plate
quartered potatoes
chunks of carrots
celery too
we tell stories
and laugh about the day
your little finger is locked around the wishbone
so is mine
I pretend to make a wish
close my eyes
mumbling my lips
that’s the way I faked out the nuns
pretending to say the rosary
so they would leave me alone
your face is so determined
you win the wrestling match
lifting your piece of chicken bone above your head
in victory
I know better than to ask
what did you wish for
secret desires of the heart are not to be shared
or
they won’t come true
everyone knows that
you clean the dishes
I turn on the TV
lying on the couch
listening to you make music
with running water
and closing cupboard doors. "

― Robert Hobkirk , Somewhere Poetry Grows Wild Under the Eucalyptus

5 " When they (the men, the scavengers)
come for you, do not give yourself
to them so easily.

Wear your strength like armour,
fight like a beast.
Do not let them tell you that
you belong to them.

Be fearless.
Be a lion.
Be like lava.
Rip them apart,
and burn their bones.

And when you are done,
tell the world that
you belong to no man.
That you are a lady,
a warrior,
a tsunami,
and you belong only to yourself. "

― , The Sky Is Purple

6 " Hold everything very carefully unless it is your lover’s back. Then, become metal, become teeth, do not gentle yourself for any man. Do not change for the ones who think thatyou should be softer, less mouth, less voice. You do not owe regrowth to anyone but yourself. When they begin to ask for you to shape yourself around them, leave. Shut the door firmly. Do not look back. "

7 " Taking care of yourself isn’t about trying to become perfect. It’s about realizing and honouring,
in every moment, that
you already are. "

― Vironika Tugaleva

8 " what you know
and don’t deny that
you don’t know
and knowing this
you know
what and why
you don’t know.
Right? "

― , "Words of the Heart" (Embracing Souls, #2)

9 " If you can understand and believe that you have made choices that took you to a place you don't like, doesn't it make logical sense thatyou can now make choices that will take you to a place you do like?" ..." So now your game becomes one of seeking wisdom and harnessing the power of that wisdom in order to make better choices. "

10 " Doing this was like
wading and then throwing yourself into the lake for the first icy swim, in June. A sickening shock at first, then amazement that
you were still moving, lifted up on a stream of steely devotion—
calm above the surface of your life, surviving, though the pain of
the cold continued to wash into your body. "

― Alice Munro

11 " Don’t be afraid to take a chance.
The worst that can happen is that
you don’t succeed … this time. "

― , The Happiness Code: Ten Keys to Being the Best You Can Be