You do not have to be a novel; you can be a book of stories. - Brianna Wiest

The obsessive desire for a passionate relationship is usually a reflection of a lack of love for oneself. The manic need to pursue a passionate career is rooted in an intense unhappiness with present reality. They are a series of soothing thoughts and deflection methods and escape routes: The monster everyone’s running from, of course, is themselves.

So much of our inner turmoil is the result of conducting a life we don’t inherently desire,

I am entitled to my own idea of myself.