Iveliz Explains It All Quotes

And I smile at her and my mom and think how lucky I am to finally be seen by people who understand.

I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show them that I'm a real girl, accidentally cracked.

How it’s not my brain being messed up, but more my heart being hurt, and how sometimes we think we’re okay, we think we’ve moved on, but then our hearts crack open months or even years later and it’s important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help— ask for love.

and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love.

But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hardcover edition.)