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01Undated

If I stay close to the sea, I will go on well.

Charlotte Eriksson / quote

02Undated

You can quiz me on Petrarch, Medea, Shakespeare or Dante, I know them all, and I’m sorry, but they’ve all gone wrong. Dumb glorified men, writing words about love and life as if they knew. As far as I’m concerned, they didn’t make it out alive either, so I’m sure as hell not going to go to them for advice.

Charlotte Eriksson / quote

03Undated

I will find comfort in the rhythm of the sea.

Charlotte Eriksson / quote

04Undated

You will never see me surrender, never see me cry, but you will often see me walk away. Turn around and just leave, without looking back.

Charlotte Eriksson / quote

05Undated

I’ve been trying to stay real and true and proud of who I am,all those ideals of how to lookI’ve been trying not to care.But I’m still holding my breath, I ‘m still watching every step.I’m still tip-toeing away, when I’m getting to ashamed of myself. I don’t want to be your letdown,I’m scared like hell I’m not enough.I don’t wanna beyour failure anymore.— The Glass Child, Letdown

Charlotte Eriksson / quote

06Undated

The world is filled with so many beautiful people after all and who am I to think that you will hold on, hold on to me, because who am I and what are we?

Charlotte Eriksson / quote

07Undated

Sometimes you have to realise that things will never change if you don’t make a change yourself, and sometimes, you need to realise that it only happened so that you could learn something.

Charlotte Eriksson / quote