“Why was ‘plain’ a euphemism for ‘ugly,’ when the very hallmark of human beauty was its plainness, the symmetry and simplicity that always seemed so young and so innocent. It was impossible not to think that here beauty was one of the most important things about her – something having to do with who she really was.”
— Elif Batuman, The Idiot
““You’re the kind of soul anyone would be lucky to be with, and you don’t even know it, the great ones never do.” - Adrian Michael”
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“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
— (via perfectfeelings)
“I love your name. (…) I pray it into the night till its letters are light.”
— Carol Ann Duffy, from Name in “Rapture”
When the time comes, you will see who is fake. Do not let it be you.
““Sometimes people think they know you. They know a few facts about you, and they piece you together in a way that makes sense to them. And if you don’t know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right. But the truth is, that isn’t you. That isn’t you at all.” - Leila Sales”
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If the only reason why im still here is because people in my life need me why do I feel so lonely all the damn time
“ August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time. ”
— Sylvia Plath