It’s not unrealistic to want a partner who adores you. It’s not unrealistic to want to be with someone who enhances your life, makes you feel special, safe and loved. Wanting someone to care about you and worship the ground you walk on? You deserve that. Don’t settle for less.
no one ever fell in love with reading by being shamed into it. we fell in love with reading because we stumbled on a book we couldn’t put down, that seemed to be bound together with ink and magic.
Whatever you’re passionate about, pursue it. If you feel like you’re stuck, find a way to start moving again. I can promise you one thing, it won’t be easy. The amount of hardship will be merciless. But in the end, you will find your heart beating like it never did before.
I used to think I was introverted because I really liked being alone but it turns out I just like being at peace & I am very extroverted when I’m around people who bring me peace.
you can read a 20k in less than an hour. it takes me 3 weeks to write it. my 45k fic took me 2 months and you read it in an afternoon. this is why it's frustrating when ppl ask for more. this is why commissions are priced the way they are. this is why writers need encouragement.