How do I stop turning every pause into a verdict?
“A pause is not empty space. It is the part of the sentence where the meaning has not arrived yet. You can let it remain unfinished without calling it failure.”
Questions make a room.
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What does it mean to care for a part of myself I still dislike?
“Care does not require a flattering story. It asks for contact with the fact of a thing, and a choice not to make the fact harsher than it already is.”