Maimoona

“You have never
had to steal
my breath,
or take it away,
somehow
you have always
managed to convince me
to hand it over
freely.”
― Tyler Knott Gregson, Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series

“Persons under the shock of genuine affliction are not only upset mentally but are all unbalanced physically. No matter how calm and controlled they seemingly may be, no one can under such circumstances be normal. Their disturbed circulation makes them cold, their distress makes them unstrung, sleepless.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking

“That's the point of a promise, he thinks. It wouldn't have any value, if you could see what it would cost you when you made it.”
― Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light

“Life is full of contradictions. We crave security and independence in equal measures.”
― Twinkle Khanna, Mrs Funnybones: She's just like You and a lot like Me