6 Quotes by Caroline Kaufman

I am a bookwith the pages all worn.the cover is tearing,the ink is fading,but I swear I'm worth the read.

right now, I am a rough draft;I am here to berevisited and revised.hard as I try,I am not the girl poets speak of.I am not made up of ocean tidesand my heart is not a crystal drum;it will always be a weaponmore than anything.I am an incomplete masterpiece,full of crossed-out words and changes.no one ever calls the first draft beautiful,and I will never be the final piece.

I am done being delicate. As a girl, I was taught to be sweet,to be dainty, to fold into myself until I was nothing more than crumpled paper. This is my unfolding. I will use gunpowder to set my makeup and gasoline as my perfume. Next time you try to burn me at the stake, I will burn back. I will start a fire you cannot control.

Don't ask for respect;Demand it.Don't look for opportunity;Grab it.Don't add to the world;Change it.

This year, I fell in love with myself. I told myself thank you.I'm sorry. It's okay. Thank you for fighting to survive even when I don't want to. I'm sorry I blame you for things you can't control. It's okay that you're not perfect. I will love you anyway. Now, I look at my face in the mirror instead of my body. You are the most important person in my life.

This year, I fell in love with myself. I told myself thank you.I'm sorry. It's okay. Thank you for fighting to survive even when I don't want to. I'm sorry I blame you for things you can't control. It's okay that you're not perfect. I will love you anyway.