“ No one can ever know you like those with whom you've shared the pangs of your youth. ”
We cling to the most painful reminders of our youth, our memories or our injuries, perhaps so we can look back to our former selves, console them, and say: Keep going. I know how the story ends.
~ Sarah Domet
Maybe that's just what nostalgia is: a willingness to embrace the pain of the past.
