Katie Tamola

I love watching other women not only succeed but share how they got through it when they felt like their worlds have gone to shit.

You are not perfect. But you are someone who fights.

Look up gifs of Kerry Washington

Jessica Day: ‘What Color is Your Parachute?’ By Richard Nelson Bolles. Jess is zany as hell.

I think relationships, especially in the beginning, are kind of like baking cookies from scratch when you’ve misplaced your favorite recipe but have a general idea of how it’s all supposed to come together.

If you’re looking to no longer feel alone in your grief read “Dogs of Babel” by Carolyn Parkhurst.

The other day, my grandfather’s eyes widened so large when I brought up the big 2-5 that I thought his adorable eyes were actually going to fall out of his face.

There is a good chance at one point you will feel quite broke, quite job-you-love-less, and quite romantically undesirable.

If you only have one reliable and unconditionally loving parent, that is beyond enough.

I have encountered five books that have exceptionally inspired me to ponder my gender, and how I can cultivate the gifts that make up the zany, cautiously optimistic young woman I am.

Everything working out. She was right. It always worked out and it always will.

Cherish the little moments. Staying up late with your roommate, doing laundry at 3 a.m. with your floormate, participating in university-funded events that involve 4,000 freshmen girls going to see the latest Nicholas Sparks movie.

Hermoine Granger is actually based on Rowling’s 11-year-old self. Precious.

See, the talk always seems to be about you. The focus is always on you. How are you doing? How are you feeling? Well, I have myself to ask how I am doing, how I’m feeling.

The feeling of love from your family pet. Make a list of people who have disappointed you and then compare it to a self-made list of animals that have disappointed you. The data speaks for itself, my friends.

Lady Gaga: ‘Letters to a Young Poet’ by Rainer Maria Rilke. In a 2009 interview with New York Magazine, Lady Gaga stated that she reads this book every day.

Are you one of those people who want to read but things like your dog that has lupus or the kid you have to emotionally shape and protect get in the way?

The ‘I REALLY Want to Drink Tequila Tonight’ Friend. One thing you definitely know about this person: he or she likes to drink.