Brianna Wiest

As an individual who both listens to Yeezus while writing essays about the Universe and seriously capitalizes that word, I feel most qualified to share with you the common ground between poets and prophets like Nelly and 50 Cent and…

We expect complete honesty from others, and yet when that ‘honesty’ is something we don’t want to hear, it’s ‘mean,’ and when it’s our turn to tell the truth, we avoid doing so until there’s no other choice.

Letting go does not mean you are accepting defeat, or admitting your unworthiness.

Happy is survival. For me and for my country.

You won’t always come first, but that doesn’t mean you’re not the most important person in my life.

Everyone has to live through embarrassing moments, some more cringeworthy than others. But it’s not the moments themselves that matter in the end, it’s the wisdom we gain from having to go through them.

I don’t ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside of me there will always be the person I am tonight.

No feeling is final, but each moment is.

She doesn’t do it a lot, but when she insists on reading something out loud to me. It’s cute.

I think we hold on tightest to the things that aren’t meant for us because at some level, we know they aren’t really ours. We’re always seeking the love we know we don’t have. We’re always trying to prove the things that are not entirely self-evident.

The next time you see someone greeting a little girl, pay attention to what they say to her.

The people who have lost love know that someone else’s love isn’t yours to lose.