And suddenly I feel weak, like every question in my head has collided against each other and won't let me think.
Mary E. PearsonEthan knows more about himself than he ever wanted to know, and I know less than I should.
Mary E. PearsonThe dictionary says my identity should be all about being separate or distinct, and yet it feels like it is so wrapped up in others.
Mary E. PearsonThey placed me on a pedestal from the day I was born! What choice did I have but to be perfect!
Mary E. PearsonIt wears on a person, you know, always having to be perfect. You know that one day something will happen,some problem that won't fit into a neat little project. Something that can't be fixed. Then where does that leave you?"
She doesn't hesitate. "You become mortal like the rest of us," she says.
You've always been two people. The Jenna who wants to please and the Jenna who secretly resents in. They won't break, you know. Your parents never thought you were perfect. You did.
Mary E. PearsonI see Jenna, smiling, chattering. And failing. When you are perfect, is there anywhere else to go?
Mary E. PearsonTag: failure perfection
The world has changed. It’s gotten better. It’s gotten worse. After all these years, Jenna’s words still echo is my head, 'just as one problem is solved, a new one is created.' The work never ends. If there’s one thing you can always count on in this world, it is change. I don’t fear it the way I used to. I try to be read for it. One day, maybe, all the changes will be only for the good. I can dare to dream. I can always hope for more.
Mary E. PearsonOur fingers unlace so slowly that I am certain some part of me has been left behind on her fingertips.
Mary E. PearsonTag: love
Maybe we all have a dark place inside of us, a place where dark thoughts and darker dreams live, but it doesn't have to become who we are.
Mary E. PearsonTag: darkness personality
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