“The journal is a vehicle for my sense of selfhood. It represents me as emotionally and spiritually independent.”
"Love is friendship on fire."
- Susan Sontag
Love
"It hurts to love. It’s like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin."
- Susan Sontag
Love
"A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."
- Susan Sontag
Awareness
"A writer is someone who pays attention to the world — a writer is a professional observer."
- Susan Sontag
Awareness
"Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world."
- Susan Sontag
Awareness
"I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!"
- Monkey D. Luffy
Independence
"Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light."
- Osho
Independence
"It's better to be a lonely lion than a popular sheep."
Independence
"Let your spirit dart and weave, free as a dragonfly"
Independence
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go."
- Dr. Seuss
Independence