'But when heartbreak strikes, I like to think of Jane Eyre, perhaps unrecognized as the best break-up book of all time. Jane let go of love–the only she’d known in her life– because of her sense of personal integrity and self-worth. She wouldn’t settle for a bum deal. Even without ever directly experiencing it, she knew in her bones, in the very cells of her body, what she deserved.  That unwavering belief gave her the will to wander out into an unknown world with nothing but the clothes on her back and start over–no friends, no money, no family, no fallback. And when another man offers the prospect of a loveless marriage, she walks away from that offer, too, still knowing that a deep, passionate love and a marriage of true minds is what she requires for union. Jane Eyre has grit, a diamond-hard tenacity of spirit that comforts her in her darkest hour. She knows what she deserves, she doesn’t settle for anything less, and in the end, (SPOILER!) she gets just what is rightfully hers. Through these inevitable, unavoidable heart aches and disappointments in life and in love, that’s the kind of happy ending we all should hold out for.'

love this little paragraph on Jane Eyre. 

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received so much kindness and friendship. i am thankful beyond words for these people, who showed me how beautiful people can be amid the all the shams, and to remind me that yes, friendship like these still existed. i love them. forever. 


edited : a friend reminded me that no matter how people around you act, if you do not approve of their actions and if what they do make you feel uncomfortable (disgusted), stay away, don't do what they do, don't even bother thinking about it. uphold your own standards. be good. be yourself, be what you have wanted yourself to be, don't succumb to pressure. life if definitely too short :) 


gonna be a lovely day, studying psychiatry ! :D