Quote by Rupi Kaur

“For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small and unseen…

— Leslea Tash

“Rip yourself open. Sew yourself shut.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“I want to be split open and reminded of shame.”

— Kris Kidd

“Why keep putting yourself back together if you’re just going to keep breaking apart?”

— R.L. Griffin

“Somewhere in my past, I learned that if you separate yourself, you don't get hurt. Pain can be avoided.”

— Adriana Trigiani

“When I sew you up... Don't let me, Stop bleeding, Tiny stitches that you placed into my skin, Won't let me go, And they're…

— Pierce the veil

“Feel like you are falling apart at the seams? If so, grab a needle and thread , and learn how to sew.”

— Christine Szymanski

“It hurts to be torn apart.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“You don't feel like you're hurting yourself when you're cutting. You feel like this is the only way to take care of yourself.”

— Marilee Strong

“Maybe I was still broken and would always be-but now, at least, I was piecing myself back together, lining up one jagged edge at…

— Alexandra Bracken

“I feel horrible. She doesn't love me and I wander around the house like a sewing machine that's just finished sewing a turd to…

— Richard Brautigan

“For the first time in months, I felt together. Sharp. In hurting myself, I had at last found a way to release the pressure.…

— Victoria Leatham