“I don't know if anyone has noticed but I only ever write about one thing: being alone. The fear of being alone, the desire to not be alone, the attempts we make to find our person, to keep our person, to convince our person to not leave us alone, the joy of being with our person and thus no longer alone, the devastation of being left alone. The need to hear the words: You are not alone.” IfsKnowsNeedsWritingPersonsJoyDesireLeftOne ThingConvinceNot AloneLeft AloneDevastationFear Of Being Alone Author:Shonda Rhimes
“You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.” IfsStoriesWalksShoesHorribleHorrible Things Author:Shonda Rhimes
“We spend our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it out will cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and wildest hopes. But one thing is certain when it finally reveals itself. The future is never the way we imagined it.” IfsWayTryingWholeHomeCertainWorryOne ThingFutureBlowWhole LifePlanningAnatomyFuture PlansCushionsFuture PlanningGrey's AnatomyDeepest FearFiguring ItOur Deepest Fear Author:Shonda Rhimes
“There's a reason I said I'd be happy alone. It wasn't 'cause I thought I'd be happy alone. It was because I thought if I loved someone and then it fell apart, I might not make it. It's easier to be alone. Because what if you learn that you need love and then you don't have it? What if you like it and lean on it? What if if you shape your life around it and then it falls apart? Can you even survive that kind of pain? Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is death ends. This, it could go on forever.” IfsNeedsKindSaidEndsReasonMightPainFallCausesDifferencesLove IsForeverDyingGoes OnEasierShapesLosingDamageWhat IfOrgansFalling ApartYou Like ItLove Is LikeNeed LoveLosing LoveHappy Alone Author:Shonda Rhimes
“Finally I want to say this: If you are a kid and you are out there and you are chubby and not so cute and nerdy and shy and invisible and in pain, whatever your race, whatever your gender, whatever your sexual orientation, I’m standing here to tell you: You are not alone. Your tribe of people, they are out there in the world. Waiting for you.” PeopleIfsWorldWantKidsPainWaitingRaceStandingGenderInvisibleCuteShyTribesNot AloneOrientationWaiting For YouNerdy Book:Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person Source: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
