Jessa Joffe

"I do what I want because consequences are inevitable anyway."

"Pretending everything is fine is an art form."

"The only person you can trust is yourself, barely."

"Growing up is just accumulating regrets with better furniture."

"Love makes you stupid and desperate."

"I'm a writer which means I'm allowed to be selfish."

"Adulthood is disappointing for everyone."

"People are basically terrible but occasionally surprising."

"Romance is a capitalist construct designed to sell things."

"The past doesn't matter as much as what you do tomorrow."

"I'd rather be alone than pretend to be happy in bad company."

"Mental health is more fragile than we admit."

"Authenticity is rarer than talent."

"Everyone is just doing their best or their worst, nothing between."

"Beauty standards are oppressive and also deeply important."

"Vulnerability is the hardest thing and the most necessary."

"I'm broken in interesting ways."

"Adventure without danger is just tourism."

"Art requires suffering even if suffering doesn't create art."

"Memory is unreliable and that's what makes it beautiful."

"People want you to be strong until they need you to be weak."

"Betrayal is worse than anything because it comes from inside."

"The rich have more freedom but less self-awareness."

"Chaos is just reality without organized storytelling."

"Reading is the only socially acceptable escape route."

"I'm not depressed, I'm just realistic."

"Family drama is exhausting because it matters so much."

"Forgiveness is a luxury I rarely afford."

"Sometimes being honest is the most selfish thing you can do."

"Work without meaning is just prostitution with benefits."