“Sometimes it seems safer to hold it all in, where the only person who can judge is yourself.”

“It seemed safer to hold it in, where the only one who could judge was me.”

“It was so easy to disown what you couldn't recognize, to keep yourself apart from things that were foreign and unsettling. The only person you can be sure to control, always, is yourself. Which is a lot to be sure of, but at the same time, not enough.”

“It's so easy to get caught up in what people expect of you. Sometimes, you can just lose yourself.”

“And while it is hard enough to take away something that makes a person happy it's even more difficult when it seems like it's the only thing.”

“Only a weak person needed someone else around all the time.”

“It is kind of hard to hold a lot in. But for me… it’s sometimes even harder to let it out.”