Catharsis

"It's hard to describe what it felt like to get a second chance at first love. But the main thing I can tell you is that it wasn't dirty, like me hitting on a kid in a bar, and it wasn't beautiful, like I'd found my way into my own personal heaven.  

It was raw. It was honest.  

It was carthartic." 

 

"There are a lot of times in life when you're not going to know what to do. We never outgrow that. What you need to remember is that, at those times especially, you need to slow down and just put one foot in front of the other. There's no faster route to madness than to try and take everything in at once and figure out your whole path in life from one blind vantage point." 

 

"You need to have the tools inside of you to take care of yourself no matter what. Not alcohol, not sedatives - none of that stuff offers anything more than a temporary solution that ricochets back harder later. I spent a good portion of my life dealing with anxiety the wrong way, as you have pointed out. And in the end that resulted in a price I've had no choice but to pay. If you take nothing forward from here, take that: You have everything you need inside you. You are Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, you know? You already have everything you need." 

Three tiny collective parts of the book I am in the midst of finishing; I indubitably call my favourite. It feels like the author wrote it for me. This book is a means of catharsis for me. Now I know I'll never go wrong seeking solace in books. Times like this - remind me again why I'm so in love with this especially beautiful art called Literature? I'm thankful for it every day.