childhood recollections

“There’s no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you’re hit by the realization that you can’t be all you wanted to be, you just might have to settle for a little bit less.”

Rosie Dunne










All these steps forward in a short amount of time make me want to build a fortress out of sheets and pillows where I can curl up in the fetal position and pause time eternally