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"If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to..."
“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.” - Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale
"See, she goes places when she reads. I know all about that. When I’m reading, wherever I am,..."
“See, she goes places when she reads. I know all about that. When I’m reading, wherever I am, I’m always somewhere else.” - Rebecca Wells, Little Altars Everywhere
"People in the real world always say, when something terrible happens, that the sadness and loss and..."
“People in the real world always say, when something terrible happens, that the sadness and loss and aching pain of the heart will ‘lessen as time passes,’ but it isn’t true. Sorrow and l...
"The stars dust gold leafing on his skin. And we are looking at each other, just looking, and I swear..."
“The stars dust gold leafing on his skin. And we are looking at each other, just looking, and I swear there are whole lifetimes lived in those small, shared moments.” - Mackenzi Lee, The Ge...
"Here we are. And we are living. Isn’t it amazing? How we manage to be at all."
“Here we are. And we are living. Isn’t it amazing? How we manage to be at all.” - Sarah Crossan, One
"Those who know what it’s like in the dark will do anything to stay in the light."
“Those who know what it’s like in the dark will do anything to stay in the light.” - Victoria Aveyard, King’s Cage
"there’s a universe swirling inside you. you have to learn to be your own earth, wind, fire and..."
“there’s a universe swirling inside you. you have to learn to be your own earth, wind, fire and water. you are a natural phenomenon— not a natural disaster.” - K.Y. Robinson, The Chaos ...
"I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be..."
“I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way…I can’t apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to… We will neve...
"Love does that. It makes you feel infinite and invincible, like the whole world is open to you,..."
“Love does that. It makes you feel infinite and invincible, like the whole world is open to you, anything is achievable, and each day will be filled with wonder. Maybe it’s the act of opening...
"Every time you see someone’s bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths..."
“Every time you see someone’s bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, �...
"The dead aren’t the only ones who vanish: you, too, can disappear in plain sight if enough is..."
“The dead aren’t the only ones who vanish: you, too, can disappear in plain sight if enough is taken from you. I was still missing, in many ways. And I wasn’t sure I wanted to be found.” ...
"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight,..."
“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime a...
"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not..."
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"And I remind myself that wherever one finds oneself, home and love is lent to each of us only for a..."
“And I remind myself that wherever one finds oneself, home and love is lent to each of us only for a while. We must care for it while it’s ours, and cherish its memory once it’s gone.” ...
"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought,..."
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’” - Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
"Let your heart lead you, do not be afraid, for there will be much to regret if reason and sense and..."
“Let your heart lead you, do not be afraid, for there will be much to regret if reason and sense and fear are your only markers.” - Tara Conklin, The House Girl
"your words are still inspiring if no one knows of them; are galaxies less striking when no one looks..."
“your words are still inspiring if no one knows of them; are galaxies less striking when no one looks at them?” - 28. 06. 17 (via kestrel-of-herran )
"We treat people with mental illnesses like lepers, stepping over them in the street when their..."
“We treat people with mental illnesses like lepers, stepping over them in the street when their disorders lead to homelessness, poverty, drug addiction; we shun them when they turn out to be pe...
"But earlier this week on a wooded path, I thought the swans afloat on the reservoir were the true..."
“But earlier this week on a wooded path, I thought the swans afloat on the reservoir were the true geniuses, the ones who had figured out how to fly, how to be both beautiful and brutal, ...
"Hell is the absence of the people you long for."
“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.” - Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven