One Dark Window

Ничто не дается даром.
«Даром ничего не получишь»

Tell him how you feel. If you don’t say it aloud, can it ever be real?

Children are strongest when their eyes are clear. Only then can they make their own choices. Only then are they truly free. Tell them. Tell them the truth.

“I tell myself I am stronger than my doubts—that I’m good. Even if it doesn’t always feel that way.”

It was easier to hate him for being secretive and dishonest than admitting I hated myself for the same reasons.

The truth always outs.

“It’s the nice ones you should look out for”

“Maybe I never liked him. Maybe he was just… there.”

That’s how the best lies are told—with just enough truth to be convincing.