“Hurt People Hurt People. That’s How Pain Patterns Gets Passed On, Generation After Generation After

“I was in love with her; couldn’t imagine my life without her in it; but at the same time, I wanted her to have better.”

— Jamie McGuire 

Palestinians inspect the damage of their destroyed homes following attacks from Israel. Beit Hanoun, Gaza, Palestine.   Photograph: Khalil Hamra

“I feel myself shutting down, closing off, like I should tell people, ‘No, we don’t use this heart anymore. It’s too fragile.’”

— Courtney C. Stevens

"I disappeared into books when I was very young, disappeared into them like someone running into the woods."

—Rebecca Solnit

"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die."

—Mik Everett

“Your body is the house you grew up in. How dare you try to burn it to the ground.”

— Sierra Demulder 

“This is not goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.”

— Nicholas Sparks

—H.G. Wells, The Time Machine

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”

— Muhammad Ali 

“I wondered which was sadder, leaving someone to cry after you were gone, or not having anyone who would miss you in the first place.”

— William Ritter