“Even the pigeons are dancing, kissing, going in circles, mounting each other. Paris is the city of love, even for the birds.” — Samantha Schutz Bird Copy Share Image
“I miss how things were familiar with him, even if it was the familiar feeling of being let down.” — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“So afraid to go outside, to be happy, to be with other people, because they do not understand what it is like.” — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“My heart is empty. But my brain - my brain is full. It races with thoughts of what could have been.” — Samantha Schutz Brain Copy Share Image
“An eye here, lips there, all misplaced and disjointed, all make sense.” — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“Little whit pills for calm and quiet, for sense of a composed face in a broken mirror.” — Samantha Schutz Broken mirror Copy Share Image
“I have only a general sense of the pain, of not being able to control my body and my thoughts. All I… — Samantha Schutz Pain Copy Share Image
“When the shivering and shaking stops, I know that I will be okay, but my jaw is still tight, and my knees… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“It's weird to hear this again - to hear how I was perceived by people before they got to know me. Some… — Samantha Schutz Truth Copy Share Image
“When I try to save other people am I trying to save myself? Am I covering up for my lack of strength… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“She says it's like a switch - a big red PANIC switch - gets flipped in my head and I can't turn… — Samantha Schutz Panic Copy Share Image
“Protection does not come in a bottle. It is in me, in my actions, in my thoughts. I am the best medicine… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“Bein with them is like walking in after a play has already started. You try to slip in quietly and find your… — Samantha Schutz Neighbors Copy Share Image
“But waiting is killing me. Don't they understand? Don't they remember what it feels like? I want to have things settled. I… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“All of a sudden the world opened up and it's doing it again now. In this garden there are so many stories,… — Samantha Schutz Garden Copy Share Image
“Is this what all the years of schooling were for? To prepare me for this Sense of being stuck in the middle?… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“I have found a comfortable space- five feet six inches, one hundred and thirty pounds, with long fingers and toes, small breasts,… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“It would seem that losing the sadness would be a good thing, but it has been replaced by nothing -a quiet acceptance… — Samantha Schutz Copy Share Image
“I am trying to find myself in all of the chaos, find something that I can call me inside the screams and… — Samantha Schutz Screams Copy Share Image
