“I think the main part is to feel seen, but also to remember to see others.”

“We are social creatures, we need each other. For a long time I thought that to be a successful human being, I should be able to take care of myself in all parts of life, I now know that’s not something I can do all the time, and it’s not something I want to do.”

“I’ve realised what works for me is definitely something else than this way of living.”

“It’s difficult to not do anything in this day and age - it’s counterintuitive to us to have something that doesn’t have a goal.”

“Life isn’t a one-way process, it’s a circular process. You learn, and you make mistakes, and you learn again.”

“It’s just a reality - just like some people are taller than others, or some are older than others, which is completely natural. It’s about addressing and understanding each other and appreciating these individual elements.”

“A sense of belonging isn’t something you can brute-force into, it’s something you have to let naturally develop.”

"Your everyday life becomes evidence for why you’re not worthy, why you have to do more to justify your existence in this world.”

“It is just a very normal part of life, we are all going to die. It’s the one certainty we’ve got - the same as being born - it’s the one thing we’re all guaranteed to do.”

“Sex is a fantasy world, it’s a place where I am not myself, I can be whatever - I can’t do that in a love relationship, I can only be what I am…”