i embrace my shadow self

"i embrace my shadow self. shadows give depth and dimension to my life. i believe in embracing my duality, in learning to let darkness and light, peacefully co-exist, as illumination"

-jaeda dewalt

i have loved the stars

"though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; i have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night"

- sarah williams

my beloved monster

"my beloved monster and me

we go everywhere together

wearing a raincoat that has four sleeves

gets us through all kinds of weather

she will always be the only thing

that comes between me and the awful sting

that comes from living in a world that's so damn mean…"

-from "my beloved monster" by the eels

icarus wish

"sometimes i wish for falling

wish for the release

wish for falling through the air

to give me some relief

because falling's not the problem

when i'm falling i'm in peace

it's only when i hit the ground

it causes all the grief"

- florence and the machine

buzzing

"my own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery-

always buzzing, humming, soaring, roaring, diving, and then

buried in mud.

and why?

what's this passion for?"

- virginia woolf

the trap

"unfortunately, the escape became the trap"

- marcia cameron

uneasy

"my mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible.

i think we should all be as uneasy as possible, because

that's what the world is like"

- edward gorey

she plays alone

"my mother would say, 'why are you always playing alone?' and i would say, 'i'm not playin', ma. i'm fuckin' serious!'"

- george carlin

ponies are for pussies

"i'd never been a good damsel in distress.

i was a "hands-on" damsel."

- jenny trout