Goblin King Quote by Melissa Febos

Letting go of the cozy stories you've been carrying around is devastating. But there's more room for new stuff after you do it.

— Melissa Febos

When you conceal inner reality, this pressure builds. You often don't expose yourself until it reaches extremity, a breaking point, and what emerges is…

— Melissa Febos

I can only see right in front of me when I'm writing, you know? I never think of it as raw or personal or…

— Melissa Febos

“I have always been afraid to have children. I didn't want to give them the parts of me--the hurtling hunger, the shame--but now I…

— Melissa Febos

“There are still times when he and I fall into our respective labyrinths. I no longer believe that anyone but ourselves can lead us…

— Melissa Febos

I think we all are born inside of our parents' narratives. We stay there for a good while. We are taught their narratives about…

— Melissa Febos

“Maybe that's all bravery is: when your hunger is greater than your fear. I resist the implication that bravery is noble. I must face…

— Melissa Febos

“I have always enjoyed watching women dress. The appeal isn't sexual. Most girls' first glimpse of private female life is watching their mothers dress…

— Melissa Febos

“It was the first time anyone had broken up with me. It was a thing I had successfully avoided for thirty-two years.”

— Melissa Febos

I can still discern people's weaknesses, but it doesn't make me want to exploit them; it makes me want to hug them.

— Melissa Febos

“There is a moment in your 20s when you know what it means to love rightly, but not how to do it, and then…

— Melissa Febos

“I want to tell her that darkness is not bad. It is only the place we can't see yet.”

— Melissa Febos