Underwater Marisa Reichardt Quotes

It turned out I wasn't dying on the outside. I was only dying on the inside, where nobody could see.

Why do you do that? Do what? Blow off compliments. I don't. You kind of do. Sorry. Don't apologize. Just learn to say thanks.

Don't punish yourself for being kind

We’re all just getting by, right? And sometimes it’s easier to do that with someone who understands than to try to do it by ourselves.

I like the sound of the sizzle of the butter as it hits the pan. It’s a reminder of how quickly things change. One second you’re whole, the next second you’ve melted.

I can't. I can't. I can't. It's my mantra now.

Why do you do that?" "Do what?" "Blow off compliments." "I don't." "You kind of do." "Sorry." "Don't apologize. Just learn to say thanks.

I wish I could cheer. I wish I could be something other than what I am.

But I'm not like her. I don't stay inside because I'm sad. I stay inside because I'm scared

It’s a reminder of how quickly things change. One second you’re whole, the next second you’ve melted. I

I think you're a girl who went through a horrible thing, something no mom every wants to think about their kid going through. But I also think you're smart and capable. I think you're working hard to get better. I think you want to get better. I think you will get better.

And I do want to get better. I want it in a way that makes it feel like a necessity. I just don't know how to get there. What I'm doing doesn't seem like enough.

Sometimes the things we are sure of aren't true at all.

Short paragraphs that read like photographs.