I can only cry when I'm drunk
I can only feel when I'm numb
Mary Oliver, from “Hum Hum”, A Thousand Mornings
“Because when something happens, she’s the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.”
— Every Day, David Levithan
Maybe I’ll see you in another life, if this one wasn’t enough.
Florence + the Machine
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”
— Lemony Snicket
“We may think that we fully control ourselves. However, a friend can easily reveal something about us that we have absolutely no idea about.”
— Carl Gustav Jung
the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.
if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.
I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.
-Sylvia Plath
“I will not think less of myself just because you do not know how to love me.”
— Unknown
When I am being loved, I respond to it with love, too. When I'm being less taken care of or ignored, I give back the same energy. I'm a believer in equivalent exchange. And that's my way of giving justice to this so-called reciprocation.
V.J. Universe
Quotes that will make you reflect on yourself and the things around you.
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