“What my dad did was wrong, awful, inexcusable, but maybe there's still hope for him. Maybe if he can get the help he needs, they'll be able to resurrect the man who taught me about Bach's toccata and slept in the chair in my room when I was afraid of the dark. And if there's still hope for my dad, there has to still be hope for me. Mabe it's true that he and I have the same blag slug inside of us, but it's up to me to conquer it. I owe that to my dad. I owe that to myself. [....] I make a promise to myself: /I will be stronger than my sadness./ I will do my best to become the girl from Roman's drawing. The girl with the bright eyes. The girl with hope.” LifeHopeSadnessDepressionHumanMental HealthYoung AdultHopeful Book:My Heart and Other Black Holes Source: My Heart and Other Black Holes
“I just need to know something about him that will make me believe that there's even a sliver of a chance that his particles have a longing to go in a certain direction and only need a nudge.” LifeInspirationHopeSadnessDepressionMental HealthHopefulParticles Book:My Heart and Other Black Holes Source: My Heart and Other Black Holes
“My breath catches when I reach the last page, the drawing of me. The girl I'm staring at is not me, but she is me. Her large eyes are focused away from the viewer, but there's something in them I don't immediately recognize: hope. Her posture looks straighter than mine, like she's stronger, more resilient.” InspirationHopeDepressionSuicideMental HealthYoung AdultYaHopefulResilient Book:My Heart and Other Black Holes Source: My Heart and Other Black Holes
“I need it [the sketch of me] to remind myself that I can be this girl, that this girl is inside of me. This hopeful, strong person.” InspirationHopeStrongMental HealthYoung AdultYaHopeful Book:My Heart and Other Black Holes Source: My Heart and Other Black Holes