53 Quotes by Courtney M. Privett

We cry from pain, from loss, and from loneliness, but mostly we cry because we still have hope, and because we can still find joy even on the darkest and coldest of winter nights.

We reinvent our childhoods in deep colors, but are forced to face reality the moment we open our eyes.

I’m not going to tell you to wear a mask to hide your sadness just because my own mask is on the edge of shattering.

Your heartbeat is safe and familiar and all things home. It's the dance of dust on top of the kitchen cupboards, the wind through the rosemary, the brittle flutter of textbook pages, the embrace of a memory until now forgotten.

Don't let the silence eat you alive when your mind tries to tell you your voice isn't worth hearing.

My memories keep crashing into me, sneaker waves drowning the present.

History is the lie. History's words stain otherwise pristine books, drops of inky poison frosted in sugared deception.

Keep the people uneducated and underfed and they'll lavish praise on you for your generosity when you give them a scrap of bread and a pat on the head. Give them more than the minimum and you might find they're better at your job than you are, because their skills are revealed when they can focus on more than survival.

You can be scared. We all are. The trick is to not let that fear take you over. Let it simmer, let it wrap itself around you to keep you alert, but don’t let it become you.