31 Quotes by R. YS Perez

My family is like America; we are a blend of melanin and uncertain borders.

People should love in the same way that they should write; insistently, fervently, forever.

And not one person would notice the grey parts of her until it was too late, because everyone falls for a pretty face.

Growing up she had become used to allowing men the ability to curve themselves into question marks around her and hold her desperately as if she were the answer. She had become afraid to admit that she is not.

Have you ever loved something so much that you never had to even think about whether you did or not? That's how I love him.

She tasted of coffee and day old poetry.

You want to be there for me but an anxiety attack is a solitary activity.

This is how you explain how you feel: broken words and hard truths.

I love the way you lit candles, with the insistence that I never look, just so I can open my eyes and find the light in the darkness.