“Sensitive people should be treasured. They love deeply and think deeply about life. They are loyal, honest, and true. The simple things often mean the most to them. They don’t need to change or harden. Their purity makes them who they are.”
— Kristen Butler
“The right one for you will move mountains to be with you—he won’t hide behind them.”
— Mandy Hale, The Single Woman
“Some walks you have to take alone.”
— Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay
Yanyi, from Dream of the Divided Field: Poems; “The Friend”
[Text ID: “stop fighting, but I am not / fighting. I am noticing / where I don’t exist. / I should leave.”]
Bianca Stone, from What Is Otherwise Infinite: Poems; “Other Wound”
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
“I will not think less of myself just because you do not know how to love me.”
— Unknown
“The person you will be in 5 years is based on the books you read and the people you surround yourself with today.”
— Unknown (via stay-close)
Lorde // Emily St. John Mandel // Geoffrey Hill
Marian Engel, from Notebooks: “Ah, Mon Cahier, čoute”
Text ID: I fade into dreams.
Safia Elhillo, from Home Is Not a Country; “Boys”
Quotes that will make you reflect on yourself and the things around you.
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