Adrienne Rich

“Your new life is going to cost you your old one.

It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense

of direction.

It’s going to cost you relationships and friends.

It’s going to cost you being liked and understood.

It doesn’t matter.

The people who are meant for you are going to meet you

on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort

zone around the things that actually move you forward.

Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of

being understood, you’re going to be seen.

All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you

no longer are.”

— Adrienne Rich from 'Dreams Before Waking'