Gina Clingan

I had no idea what kind of shit storm the next month would bring, all because I accepted that one, beautiful little trinket on a chain.

I love you means hold my hand.
I’m in love with you means will you take my hand?

I’m the girl who you let fall for you, even though it was unprofessional.

Don’t mistake loyalty for love. While the two often go hand-in-hand, they are not the same.

Friend: “I’m sorry that you’re sad, do you want me to come over?”

Best friend: “Hey! Unlock your back door, I can’t fit through the window with all this comfort food I brought. I already tried.”

The risk of losing them is scarier than that of a typical relationship.

When your depression makes you feel like a ghost, he will look at you with those big, brown eyes and ask you what’s wrong. You will open your mouth to try to explain, but all that will come out is white noise.

The world’s interpretation of my art and its interpretation of my face have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

I mean, they say that we are all just stories in the end, after all. Right?

Here’s to our past, and the people we have become since then.

Some people need to grow up, and the best way that you can help them do that is with tough love through distance.

“You’ll live in my memories forevermore, I swear. They’re all part of the list.”

The neighbor’s bedroom is on the other side of the wall, right next to mine. Already, I can hear him screaming at her.

“Perhaps this is silly, but I feel an obligation to you that I write this. I’ve been thinking of you a lot for the past couple weeks, and there are some things that I think you need to know. If I were you, I would want to know.”

You will always carry your loved ones with you.

You should feel safe with your own boyfriend. He should use his fingers to lift your chin and wipe away your tears, not to pull triggers or point at you when bad things happen.

They don’t hug when they say goodbye.

There was a time when I couldn’t imagine myself waking up on a Sunday morning to anyone but you.