“But what I wanted to say is this: After the period of melancholy is over you will be stronger than before, you will recover your health, & you will find the scenery round you so beautiful that you will want nothing but paint.”

“I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.”

“She must fight against lethargy. It’s a strong desire – to sleep. To sleep and sleep. To sleep forever. She can’t live only in the present,”

“You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy.”

“It really was kind of the moon to shine on me, too,”

“And are you in love? And are you happy? And do you sometimes write a poem? And have you had your hair cut? And have you met anybody of such beauty your eyes dance, as the waves danced,”

It took time, but I learned I am the entire forest.

“Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. A glass of cold water when you are really thirsty. The way bodies fit together. Fresh and young and sweet. Coffee in the morning. These are just moments. I struggle with the in-betweens. I just want to never stop loving like there is nothing else to do, because what else is there to do?”

“I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.”

“If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me.”