33. A girl about 3 lockers down from me walked past after grabbing her books, the looked back and said “wow you smell good!” That made my whole day and I still remember it.
34. “You have the perfect penis” is the absolute best compliment I’ve ever received. It’s just incredibly satisfying in the most carnal way that no matter how much I fuck up in life, at least that area is covered.
35. “Have you been working out? I can tell.”
“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino
Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.
