Quotes

―I've been a Christian since I was a little girl. But my Christianity is a muddy mess of thoughts and opinions and making God into what works for me-like going shopping at the mall and picking out whatever I want, putting together faith like I would an outfit. Somehow I don't think the Creator, the I AM, the savior of the world is something we can mix and match to out liking.‖ ― Cindy Martinusen-Coloma, Caleb + Kate ―Love Was Love Will Be But Most of All, Love is. Life Cannot Be Without It It is found in the Womb In The Woods In The Stars. To Be or Not to Be To Love, or not to Love They Are Equal. My Soul Whispers Into the Spaces. Yes.‖ ― Cindy Martinusen-Coloma, Caleb + Kate ―I guess what I‘m trying to say is, you just can‘t tell who you‘re going to end up with. You might spend your whole life dreaming about one type of person, only to find happiness with somebody completely different. Someone you figured you had nothing in common with just might turn out to be your dream guy. And you know he‘s your dream guy because you become a better person. He brings out all these great things in you that you never knew or believed were there. And if you‘re really lucky you do the same for him. It makes it even more incredible that people find each other, considering most of them are looking in the wrong places to begin with.‖ ― Kristin Walker, A Match Made in High School ―You look at me but never see the love I feel for you. But in your eyes, I see the skies. The endlessness of time and blue. Like water that span the raging sea. And break upon the sandbar of your heart.‖ ― Kristin Walker, A Match Made in High School ―Johnny made me feel like I was clever without trying to be. And pretty. And valued. He made everything about me seem more special. Like, say I was a song. Well, Johnny made me feel as though I‘d been remixed. The melody didn‘t change, but it wasn‘t just the same one-dimensional sequence of notes anymore. Instead, he brought out all these harmonies — these low and high notes — that made the music fuller. No more discord or dissonance. Around Johnny, I was the best possible rendition of myself.‖ ― Kristin Walker, A Match Made in High School ―Because from what I've seen of marriages and relationships, there aren't any rules. You deal with what comes, like anything else in life. There's no template. No freaking outline. And that's what makes relationships interesting, right? The element of surprise.‖ ― Kristin Walker, A Match Made in High School

―And yet here I am—torn: wanting to pull him closer, saving him, and at the same time wishing I could hop on the back of his motorcycle and, for once, allow someone to save me.‖ ― Katie Klein, Cross My Heart ―I turn and gaze at the bright blue sky, squinting. It‘s like surfacing for air after giving up hope, after resigning to drown, suffocating‖ ― Katie Klein, Cross My Heart ―He taught me to cry, to love, to forgive. He taught me that sometimes truths are complicated, woven deeper than we could ever imagine. He taught me to let go. To hold on. And that what's real... is all that will ever matter.‖ ― Katie Klein, Cross My Heart ―There are three questions every woman should be able to answer yes to before they commit to a man. If you answer no to any of the three questions, run like hell." [...] "Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―Never judge others. You both know good and well how unexpected events can change who a person is. Always keep that in mind. You never know what someone else is experiencing within their own life.‖ - Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―Be accepting. Of everything. People's differences, their similarities, their choices, their personalities. Sometimes it takes a variety to make a good collection. The same goes for people.‖ - Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―I've never regretted it. Questioned it? Sure. But never regretted. Is there a difference? I ask. "Absolutely. Regret is counterproductive. It's looking back on a past that you can't change. Questioning things as they occur can prevent regret in the future. I questioned a lot about my relationship with your father. People make spontaneous decisions based off of their hearts all the time. There's so much more to relationships than just love.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―It's not just lies they're referring to. It's life. You can't run to another town, another place, another state. Whatever it is you're running from-it goes with you. It stays with you until you find out how to confront it.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―When someone close to you dies, the memories andrecollections of them are painful. It isn't until the fifth stage of grief that the memories of them stop hurting as much; whenthe recollections become positive. When you stop thinkingabout the person's death, and remember all of thewonderful things about their life.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed

―I stood beside the U-Haul, and I just watched her. I stared at her while she looked on with the saddest look in her eyes. I wanted to know what she was thinking about, what was going on in her head. What had mad her so sad? I wanted to hug her so bad. When she finally got out of the U-Haul and I introduced myself to her, it took all I had to let go of her hand. I wanted to hold on to it forever. I wanted to let her know that she wasn't alone. Whatever burden it was that she was carrying around, I wanted to carry it for her. I wish I could, Lake. I wish I could take it all away. Unfortunately, that's not how it works. It doesn't just go away.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―Despite my objections I realize, almost pathetically, that I have just experienced the most passionate kiss I've ever received from a guy - and it was on the freaking forehead!‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―I feel vulnerable. I I try to mask my emotions, but I feel like everyone knows what I‘m thinking and feeling, and I don‘t like it. I don‘t like being an open book. I feel like I‘m up on the stage, pouring my heart out to him, and it scares the hell out of me.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―Someone asked them a question about their poetry, and whether it was hard having to relive their words each time they performed. Their reply was that although they had moved beyond that--from the person or event that inspired their words at that point in time--it doesn't mean someone listening to them wasn't in that. So? So what if heartaches you wrote last year isn't what you're feeling today. It may be exactly what the person in the front row is feeling. What you're feeling now, and the person you may reach with your words five years from now--that's why you write poetry.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―I look at all the houses along the street. They're all so similar, and I can't help trying to imagine the diffrrences of all the families inside their homes. I wonder if any of them are hiding secrets? If any of them are falling in love. Or out of love. Are they happy? Sad? Scared? Broke? Lonely? Do they appreciate what they have? Do Gus and Erica appreaciate their health? Does Scott appreciate his supplemental rental income? Because every bit of it, every last bit of it, is fleeting. Nothing is permanent. The only thing any of us have in common is the inevitable. We'll all eventually die.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Slammed ―The next time you open up the Scriptures, remember this: these words were written to set you free. They were written for your encouragement and hope. These words were written for you, and the Author loves you.‖ — Lee Younger (via leeyounger) ―The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward‖ — Steve Maraboli (via divur)

―I‘m tired. I‘m tired in that way that settles around the eyes and reveals just a little too much, a little too soon. Tired in that way that lacks imagination— that can‘t imagine anything changing, ever… I know this feeling will pass. And I know I‘ll get my courage back. And I know I‘ll figure out how to care a little less about the small cruelties of others. But today I do. And today it‘s hard.‖ — Meg Fee (via wordsthat-speak) ―The times I feel most alive are when I‘m caught up in something that makes me forget myself. Art. Work. Other people. Nature. God.‖ — Donald Miller (via rainydaysandblankets) lovesolitudes: I actually feed on intelligence. I love it when people know a lot about a lot of things about music, films, religion, beliefs, history… I love listening to peoples opinions. I love big words. I want to suck in all these smart things like a sponge. ―I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one‘s thoughts. Its easy to talk oneself into a decision that has no permanence – easier sometimes than to wait patiently.‖ — Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity (via breanna-lynn) ―Legalistic remorse says, ‗I broke God‘s rules,‘ while real repentance says, ‗I broke God‘s heart‘.‖ — Timothy Keller (via withonefootinafairytale) ―Every time he looked at me I felt like I'd touched my tongue to the tip of a battery. In art class I'd watch him lean back and listen and I was nothing but zing and tingle. After a while, the tingle turned to electricity, and when he asked me out my whole body amped to a level where technically I should have been dead. I had nothing in common with a sheddy like him, but a girl doesn't think straight when she's that close to electrocution.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I like that about art, that what you see is sometimes more about who you are than what‘s on the wall. I look at this painting and think about how everyone has some secret inside, something sleeping like that yellow bird.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Mum says when wanting collides with getting, that's the moment of truth. I want to collide. I want to run right into Shadow and let the force spill our thoughts so we can pick each other up and pass each other back like piles of shiny stones.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―If you treat glass right, it doesn't crack. If you know the properties, you can make things; the color of dusk and night and love. But you can't control people like that and I really, really wish you could. I want the world to be glass.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon

―What are you doing?' 'Asking the universe questions.' 'The universe just dumped you over the side of a steep hill. You really want to ask it questions?‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Kept dreaming of this spot she had on her neck, this tiny country. I wanted to visit, to paint a picture of what I found there, a wall with a road map of her skin.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Open skies painted above painted doorways and painted birds skimming across bricks trying to fly away. Little bird, what are you thinking? You come from a can.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―If my like for you was a football crowd, you‘d be deaf ‘cause of the roar. And if my like for you was a boxer, there‘d be a dead guy lying on the floor. And if my like for you was sugar, you‘d lose your teeth before you were twenty. And if my like for you was money, let‘s just say you‘d be spending plenty.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I escaped onto the wall, a painted ghost trapped in a jar. I stood back to look at it and I knew the sad thing wasn't that the ghost was running out of air. the sad thing was that he had enough air in that small space to last him a lifetime. What were you thinking, little ghost? Letting yourself get trapped like that?‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I spray the sky fast. Eyes ahead and behind. Looking for cops. Looking for anyone I don't want to be here. Paint sails and the things that kick in my head scream from can to brick. See this, see this. See me emptied onto a wall.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―We'll meet and click and sit up all night and everything will tip out of me and into him and the other way around and while we're tipping the night will fade and the world will get pink and in that pinkness he'll kiss me.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Where's the fire, Lucy Dervish?' In me. Under my skin.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―And I look at him because he needs to be looked at. He needs to be seen. I hate that he has been on his own for so long painting graffiti moons in the dark keeping quiet about who he really is.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Right now, I'd be willing to kiss Ed through a bag. So it's true what they say about teenage hormones. It seems I'm raging out of control. It's not very Jane Austen of me but it feels pretty good. The problem is, Ed's acting all Jane Austen on me and he won't stop talking. Shut up, I want to say. All talk and no action is really kind of frustrating.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―We're not spending the night looking for ourselves.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon

―You're weird," she said, falling asleep. "But that's okay. It makes me seem normal.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I can't believe you're still mad at me," Ed says. "You grabbed my arse." "You broke my nose." "You broke his nose?" Jazz asks. "You grabbed her arse?" "It was two years ago-" "Two years, four months, and eight days," I tell him. "-and I was fifteen, and I slipped and she broke my nose." "Wait a minute. How do you slip onto someone's arse?" Jazz asks. "I meant slipped up. I slipped up and she broke my nose." "You're lucky that's all I broke," I say. "You're lucky I didn't call the police." Leo, Dylan, and Daisy slid into the booth. "Did you guys know that Lucy broke Ed's nose? Jazz asks. Ed closes his eyes silently and bangs his head on the wall.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Emma Forest?" Jazz asks. "His ex is the girl with the big...?" "That's the one," Daisy tells her. Jazz looks at her chest. I pat her shoulder. "Guys care about personality too." "Girls like me started that rumor.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon I look over at Ed. He's staring out the window giving Leo the thumbs-down. I wait till he's looking at me, then I give him two fingers up. He gives me two fingers back. I give him the middle finger. He gives it back to me. I don't know any more signs, so I make up one. Three fingers. Take that, mister. He sticks up four. I call your four and raise you five. He skips straight to ten and does something with his thumb that disturbs me. I bounce my hands on my lap. Ed bounces his lap right back.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I look across at the line of the city. The nights are mean in this place, full of smog that eats the stars. 'Who does feel hope around here?‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―To the train yard,' she says and pushes on the pedals. We don't move. `Anytime,' I tell her. `You know. While we're still young and beautiful.' She pushes hard again. `You weigh a tonne.' `You need me to drive?' `I need momentum, that's all. Get off.' `You're very charming, but you must hear that all the time.' `Get off,' she says.`I'll ride and you run after me and jump on the bike.' `Do many guys ask you out twice?'

`Only the ones with balls.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Let me meet Poet, too, but mainly Shadow. The guy who paints in the dark. Paints birds trapped on brick walls and people lost in ghost forests. Paints guys with grass growing from their hearts and girls with buzzing lawn mowers. A guy who paints things like that is a guy I could fall for. Really fall for‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―We've basically just met, so I'll say this gently. Are you completely crazy?‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―You're funny, which you can't be if you're not smart. Dad says it's harder to make someone laugh than it is to make them smile.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I hear everything he's ever painted in his voice. I hear that person on the beach, looking at the waves. I hear hearts rocked by earthquakes and disappointed seas. I make myself look at him because he needs to be looked at. He needs to be seen. I hate that he's been on his own so long, painting graffiti moons and bricked-in birds and keeping quiet about who he really is.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Ed‘s breath wanders over me, and he spotlights that freckle on my neck with his eyes and the heat of the night is sharper than ever and it feels like we‘re hanging from the sky or the ceiling. Swaying around each other without our feet on the ground. If we touched I wouldn‘t be surprised to hear chiming.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I hear people talking about the feeling they get when they pain stuff in illegal places. Leo says he gets this fast-moving fear swinging through him, running from his heart to everyplace under his skin. I pain to get the thoughts in me out. I paint so it gets quiet under my skin.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I take my hands off the break and let go. The trees and the fences mess together and the concrete could be the sky and the sky could be the concrete and the factories spread out before me like a light-scattered dream.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Ed? Are you alive?‘ ‗Yes..and that‘s genuinely surprising since your bike went over me about halfway down. You‘re a very dangerous girl to date.‘ 'We‘re not on a date.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―A graffiti moon cut by the shadow of power lines. A prisoner moon, Leo wrote.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon

―I like the idea of her bottles. Memories that are nothing but a strange shape floating inside of you, memories that are nothing but empty bottles. And the good stuff, glassed in so it can't float away.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―I like that the skies go nowhere. In the painting. I like that the birds want to get away but they can't. I like the reflection of paint in the dark.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―Dale Chihuly." She pulls out her phone and moves close to show me a picture of his work. "It's an eleven meter-long chandelier at the Victoria and Albert Museum." It looks like one of those tanges she drew, only it's hanging from a ceiling. Blue and yellow. A sideways ocean. "It looks to me like a feeling pulled straight out from under your skin," she says.‖ ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon “It`s the sun. A ball of burning glass taking over the night. He hasn`t signed it. But I know who he is. I know who I am. I don`t know exactly who we are together, yet. Ed takes out a can and paints a Little yellow bird. It`s not like that sleeping bird, belly up to the sky. It`s awake.” ― Cath Crowley, Graffiti Moon ―So stop looking at the past and all the things you can‘t change. They‘re done and over with. Now is the time for you to look to the future, grasp it by the hand, and decide where you want to go. I told you once before, and I‘ll say it again—this is your life, Chase. Only you can decide what it‘s going to be like. Don‘t let outside forces dictate it for you.‖ ― Lacey Weatherford, Chasing Nikki ―My problem now was that no one was will- ing to look deep enough to see the real me that lay dormant beneath the surface. Everyone thought I was a trouble maker, the bad boy, the punk. I wasn‘t. I was just broken. - Chase‖ ― Lacey Weatherford, Chasing Nikki ―I wasn‘t asking you to be my white knight or anything. I just needed to tell someone. Have you ever had something you wish you could talk to someone about, but it‘s buried so deep you‘re al- most afraid to give it a voice? - Nikki‖ ― Lacey Weatherford, Chasing Nikki ―I‘ll do my best to make you proud, wherever you are. You‘re a piece of my soul too, and I will never forget you as long as I live. Thank you, for everything. I love you.‖ I stayed there for several long moments, staring at the spot where her body lay, having a hard time getting my feet to move from the spot. I finally forced myself to turn and walk away. ‗Goodbye, Nikki.‘ I whispered.‖ - Chasing Nikki by Lacey Weatherford ―It was strange. That little zing that went through me when she looked up with those big green eyes. It was at that moment I wondered why girls ever needed me

- The Hook-up Doctor, I mean. If they had all the power she had in those eyes, they could have anything they wanted.‖ ― Nyrae Dawn, What a Boy Wants ―Tener sobrepeso no convierte a una persona en alguien vergonzoso, al igual que ser delgado no te convierte en alguien del cual estar orgulloso. No. Lo que importa se encuentra dentro. En cómo te sientes contigo mismo y la manera en que tratas a los demás.‖ ― Nyrae Dawn, Measuring Up ―Ahora me doy cuenta, que no es perfecto. Él tenía razón en eso todo el tiempo y no es justo que yo siempre trate de hacer que se sienta de esa manera. Nadie es perfecto. Él tiene problemas como yo. Apesta llegar a esta conclusión ahora. Mostrando sus imperfecciones en el parque ese día casi me mata, pero ahora empuja más vida en mí. Tegan no es perfecto. No es más que un hombre. Un hermoso, dulce, tipo maravilloso, pero sólo un hombre de todos modos. Tiene miedos, inseguridades y remordimientos. Me lastimo más que nadie, pero él me amaba más de lo que nadie lo hizo, también.‖ ― Nyrae Dawn, Measuring Up ―No. I didn't say you could talk yet.You made me feel like crap. I didn't fit into your little definition of perfect and you never let me forget it. I can assure you there is nothing. Nothing that would ever make you worth the air you breathe.‖ ― Nyrae Dawn, Measuring Up ―And Derek was... what? A pair of dark eyes that hid more than they revealed and some broad shoulders and a mouth that could be cold and thin and then suddenly widen into a generous grin just when you thought such a thing was impossible.‖ ― Claire LaZebnik, Epic Fail ―One of these days you're going to fall in love, son. Don't settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn't come easy; the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never‖ ― Jamie McGuire, Walking Disaster ―I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon. The kind of soul that didn't impede on anyone; just walked around worrying about its own business, trying to get through life without pulling everyone else down. With its own needs and selfish habits. Brave. A communicator. Intelligent. Beautiful. Soft-spoken. A creature that mates for life. Unattainable until she has a reason to trust you.‖ ― Jamie McGuire, Walking Disaster ―My heart pounds against my chest. Not because I'm nervous. Not even because I want her worse that I've ever wanted her before. It's pounding against my chest because I realize I've never been so sure about the rest of my life than I am in this moment. This girl is the rest of my life.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat

―I know how you like to be asked and not told. But I'm not asking you to marry me...I'm telling you to marry me, Lake…because I can't live without you.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat ―A guy can tell a girl he's in love with her until he's blue in the face. Words don't mean anything to a woman when her head‘s full of doubt. You have to show her.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat ―We've got an entire lifetime ahead of us to do things like get married. But sometimes things in people's lives don‘t happen in chronological order like they should. Especially in our lives. Our chronological order got mixed up a long time ago.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat ―I may not be a role model, but at least I'm raising really smart children.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat ―Escrito pobremente. Apestoso Escrito horroroso Terriblemente Espantosamente No importa Apaga el editor interno Déjate escribir Déjate fluir Déjate fallar Haz algo loco Escribe cincuenta mil palabras en el mes de noviembre. Yo lo hice Fue divertido, fue una locura, fueron mil sesenta y siete palabras por día. Fue imposible. Pero, tienes que apagar tu crítico interno. Apagar completamente. Sólo escribe. Rápidamente. En ráfagas. Con alegría. Si no puede escribir, huya por un rato. Regrese. Escriba de nuevo La escritura es como cualquier otra cosa. Tú no serás bueno en eso inmediatamente. Es un arte que tienes que seguir mejorando. No consigues ir a Julliard, a menos que practiques. Si quieres llegar a Carnegie Hall, practica, practica, practica. ... O dales un montón de dinero. Como cualquier otra cosa, toma diez mil horas conseguir la maestría.

Tal y como Malcolm Gladwell dice. Así que escribe. Falla. Consigue volcar tus pensamientos. Déjate reposar. Déjate marinar. Y luego, edita. Pero no modifiques mientras escribas, que eso sólo desacelera al cerebro. Encuentra una práctica diaria, para mí está blogueando todos los días. Y es divertido. Cuanto más escribas, más fácil será. Cuánto más se trata de fluir, menos de la preocupación. No es para la escuela, no es para un grado, es sólo para conseguir sacar tus pensamientos.  Tú sabes que quieren salir. Así que déjalos. Que sea una práctica. Y escribe pobremente, escribe terriblemente, escribe con abandono y puede llegar a ser Realmente Realmente Bueno.‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat ―It's worth all the aches, all the tears, the mistakes...The heart of a man and a woman in love? It's worth all of the pain in the world‖ ― Colleen Hoover, Point of Retreat ―It's a different kind of missing. You're trying to remember, and he's trying to forget.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―You're always saying people don't like you but people can't like something that's not there.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―I'm sick of staring at what I want, I thought. I'd do anything to hold it in my hands.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―We watch her walk into the spotlight she‘s been been hiding from most of her life. Sure, friendship is all about believing in someone so hard they believe it, too. Sure, it‘s about trust. But if anyone hurts her tonight, it‘s about ripping them apart with my bare hands and really enjoying it.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―It's when I'm around some people that my entire vocabulary goes on vacation. Like now, when Dave's walking next to me wearing an old black singlet and board shorts and the tattoo of a bird on his wrist, every single word in my head

except "no" and "huh" is lying somewhere on a beack getting a suntan‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―We were the only three people awake in a world half asleep and the air felt heavy with maybe.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―Everything in the world's got a voice; most people don't hear hard enough is all. Sunrise sounds like slow chords dripping from my guitar this morning. Sad chords, in B-flat.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―And then we're at that moment when you both go and get what you want or you both go back. The moment when you say, Stuff being scared; what's on the other side is better. That moment when you inch closer to each other little by little, till your skin starts and ends in the same place. Till your faces get so close your lips start and end in the same place, too. Till you taste milk shake and salt and sugar days and the world spins and the stars sound like harmonicas.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―Her eyes always bothered me when we were kids. They still do. They make mine ache trying to see where they end.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―She looked at me with those empty eyes, and I thought, I'm going to make sure I fill them up with something.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―I looked up from that other place and saw Dave staring through the glass. I thought: That guy is a little gratitude, world peace, a new acoustic guitar, a bass guitar and hands that play like Flea, and the single "Break Your Heart" all at once. He smiled and waved. I'm sick of staring at what I want, I thought. I'd do anything to hold it in my hands.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―It takes a lot of wanting to get out of a place like this, though. It takes wanting so bad it's all you care about, all you dream about, all you breathe. Some days I think it takes more wanting that I've got.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―I didn‘t say you weren‘t smart. I said you were stupid.‖ ―I guess I‘m too dumb to see the difference.‖ ― Cath Crowley, A Little Wanting Song ―Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

―I have faith that God will show you the answer. But you have to understand that sometimes it takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants you to do. That's how it often is. God's voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―Do you want a cookie? - What? - A cookie. Like an Oreo. Do you want one? - No. - How can you not want a cookie? - I just don't. - Okay, fine,let's say you did want a cookie. Let's say you were dying for a cookie, and there were cookies in the cupboard. What would you do? - I'd eat a cookie? - Exactly. That's all I'm saying. - What are you saying? - That if people want cookies, they should get a cookie. It's what people do. - Let me guess. Dad won't let you have a cookie? - No. Even though I'm practically starving to death, he won't even consider it. He says I have to have a sandwich first. - And you don't think that's fair. - You just said you'd get a cookie if you wanted one. So why can't I? I'm not a little kid. I can make my own decisions. - Hmm. I can see why this bothers you so much. - It's not fair. If he wants a cookie, he can have one. If you want a cookie, you can have one. But if I want a cookie, the rules don't count. Like you said, it's not fair. - So what are you going to do? - I'm going to eat a sandwich. Because I have to. Because the world isn't fair to ten-year-olds.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―He was ordinary in a world that loved the extraordinary.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end it was actions that defined everyone.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

―I call it God Light, because it reminds me of heaven. Every time the light shines through the window we built or any window at all, you'll know I'm right there with you, okay? That's going to be me. I'll be the light in the window.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―God, he suddenly understood, was love in its purest form, and in these last months with his children, he had felt His touch as surely as he had heard the music spilling from Ronnie's hands.‖ ― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song ―In everyone‘s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.‖ — Albert Schweitzer (via penseesduchoeur) ―When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.‖ — Lemony Snicket (via l-eer) ―You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage— pleasantly, smilingly, unapologetically, to sayno to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger yes burning inside. The enemy of the best is often the good.‖ — Stephen R. Covey (via klsywrd) ―And there is something profoundly humbling about knowing God. I‘m not talking about the trinket God or the genie-in-a-lamp God. I mean the God who invented the tree in my front yard, the beauty of my sweetheart, the taste of a blueberry, the violence of a river at flood. There are a lot of religious trends that would have us controlling God, telling us that if we do this that and the other, God will jump through our hoops like a monkey. But this other God, this real God, is awesome and strong, all-encompassing and passionate, and for reasons I will never understand, he wants to father us.‖ — Don Miller (via asfierceaslions) ―My sister told me a soul mate is not the person who makes you the happiest but the one who makes you feel the most, who conducts your heart to bang the loudest, who can drag you giggling with forgiveness from the cellar they locked

you in. It has always been you.‖ — Sierra Demulder, Love, Forgive Me (via catsmeooow) ―You don‘t need anyone‘s affection or approval in order to be good enough. When someone rejects or abandons or judges you, it isn‘t actually about you. It‘s about them and their own insecurities, limitations, and needs, and you don‘t have to internalize that. Your worth isn‘t contingent upon other people‘s acceptance of you — it‘s something inherent. You exist, and therefore, you matter. You‘re allowed to voice your thoughts and feelings. You‘re allowed to assert your needs and take up space. You‘re allowed to hold onto the truth that who you are is exactly enough. And you‘re allowed to remove anyone from your life who makes you feel otherwise.‖ — Daniell Koepke (via pigmenting) ―Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can‘t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.‖ — Natalie Goldberg (via q-nguyen) ―What we read and why we do so defines us in a profound way. You are what you read, I suppose. Browsing through someone‘s library is like peeking into their DNA.‖ — Guillermo del Toro, Introduction to The Best American Nonrequired Reading(via larmoyante) ―You are worthy of love and respect. You are beautiful, gifted, and intelligent. Don‘t let the storm make you forget that.‖ — Thema Davis (via daaaaaaavid) ―The more you pray, the less you‘ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You‘ll feel more patient and less pressured.‖ — (via rahgodgirl) ―Do you remember the way the girls would call out ―love you!‖ Conveniently leaving out the ―I‖ as if they didn‘t want to commit to their own declarations. I agree that the ―I‖ is a pretty heavy concept.‖ — David Berman, ‖Self Portrait at 28‖ (via oofpoetry) ―Yes, I do enjoy walking at night. The world‘s more to my liking then, not so loud, not so fast, not so crowded, and a good deal more mysterious.‖ — (via theghad) ―Sometimes you‘re supposed to feel awkward. Sometimes you‘re supposed to be vulnerable in front of people. Sometimes it‘s necessary because it‘s all part of you getting to the next part of yourself, the next day.‖ — Cecelia Ahern, The Book of Tomorrow (via larmoyante) ―Hanging around Christian doesn‘t make you Christian. Playing Christian and

wearing Christian doesn‘t make you Christian. Are you all alright with that? I‘m not being mean, it‘s real. I say this again and I say it humbly and seriously, when nobody‘s looking, that makes you Christian. When nobody else knows and nobody else sees, the bible says there‘s Somebody seeing, and in the open He‘ll reward it. When nobody else is in the picture, that‘s the real you. When nobody‘s aware, that‘s when it‘s real. That‘s where your life changes, because then you‘re only doing it for one reason: To know Him, to be with Him.‖ — Dan Mohler (via sonofhislove) ―The highly sensitive tend to be philosophical or spiritual in their orientation, rather than materialistic or hedonistic. They dislike small talk. They often describe themselves as creative or intuitive. They dream vividly, and can often recall their dreams the next day. They love music, nature, art, physical beauty. They feel exceptionally strong emotions—sometimes acute bouts of joy, but also sorrow, melancholy, and fear. Highly sensitive people also process information about their environments—both physical and emotional— unusually deeply. They tend to notice subtleties that others miss—another person‘s shift in mood, say, or a lightbulb burning a touch too brightly.‖ — Susan Cain (via onlinecounsellingcollege (via infiniteblackinfinitebright ―People don‘t go online to become someone else, they go online and the network makes them into many selves, all as true in the moment as any other, and all changing the world with their tiny ephemeral footprints, making a trillion memories none of us will ever remember to remember, all watched over by machines of loving grace.‖ — ACM Web Science talk, as written | Quinn Said (via iamdanw) ―Breathe, my friend. You are not old, you are young. You are not a mess, you are normal. Extraordinary, perhaps. In the blink of an eye your life will change. And it will continue to change for decades to come. Enjoy it, embrace it… be grateful for the ride. You are not old, you are young. And faith will get you everywhere. Just you wait.‖ — Abby Larson (via aestheticintrovert) ―How beautiful would it be to find someone who‘s in love with your mind.‖ — (via understating) ―You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don‘t have a life. You are life.‖ — Eckhart Tolle (via barefoot-hooping) ―You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That‘s the only thing you should be trying to control.‖ — Elizabeth Gilbert (via psych-quotes)

―I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength. I have such a strong inner life that I‘m never bored and only occasionally lonely. No matter what mayhem is happening around me, I know I can always turn inward.‖ — Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y) ―Someone asked me what home was and all I could think of were the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.‖ — E.E. Cummings (via theriverjordyn) ―Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‗My tooth is aching‘ than to say ‗My heart is broken.‘‖ — C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain (via godmoves) ―I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news.‖ — John Muir (via explore-everywhere) ―So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More Compassionate? Decide. Breathe in. Breathe out and decide‖ — Meredith Grey (via thatkindofwoman) ―A woman in her glory, a woman of beauty, is a woman who is not striving to become beautiful or worthy or enough. She knows in her quiet center where God dwells that he finds her beautiful, has deemed her worthy, and in Him, she is enough.‖ — Stasi Eldredge, Captivating (via made-alive-in-christ) ―Our job is to love people. When it hurts. When it‘s awkward. When it‘s uncool and embarrassing. Our job is to stand together, to carry the burdens of one another and to meet each other in our questions.‖ — Jamie Tworkowksi (via godmoves) ―I have noticed that if you look carefully at people‘s eyes the first five seconds they look at you, the truth of their feelings will shine through for just an instant before it flickers away.‖ — Sue Monk Kidd (via moaka) ―The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life, and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much, you start to believe in you too. The people that love you, simply for being you. The once in a lifetime kind of people.‖ — Unknown (via nakedvibe)

―If I fail, I try again, and again, and again. If YOU fail, are you going to try again? The human spirit can handle much worse than we realize. It matters HOW you are going to FINISH. Are you going to finish strong?‖ — Nick Vujicic ―Creo que en la vida existen varios lugares, algunos íntimos, otros abiertos, los primeros son solitarios y únicos, los segundos son de todos, lugares donde todos podemos reinventarnos, recrearnos, redimirnos, lugares para compartir, para ser generosos, lugares para amar y reír, lugares donde llorar y estar con alguien, lugares para construir entre todos.‖ — Alejandro ―If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you‘re okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you. Don‘t let them go. People like that are hard to find‖ — Unknown (via psych-facts) ―Don‘t assume, ask. Be kind. Tell the truth. Don‘t say anything you can‘t stand behind fully. Have integrity. Tell people how you feel.‖ — Warsan Shire ―In the presence of light, you see darkness. In the presence of power, you see weakness. In the presence of God, you see your need for grace.‖ — Timothy Keller (via rainydaysandblankets) ―I‘m still writing about you and you haven‘t read a word.‖ — Travis Grandt (via yagazieemezi) ―Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.‖ — E. H. Chapin (via operationfaith) ―I want to be around people that do things. I don‘t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things.‖ — Amy Poehler (via quotestuff) ―He was my person.‖ — Rachel Berry (via lydiahorowitz) ―Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.‖ — Marvin J. Ashton ―Miracles aren‘t always big. If you spend all your time looking for big miracles, you‘re likely to miss a lot of the little ones: finding your keys when you need them, getting the right medicine for an illness, arriving home safely. God is giving you little miracles all the time. The more you look for them, the more you will see.‖

— (via absolutelyinlovewithhim) ―This, this is about my own some-day daughter. When you approach me, already stung-stayed with insecurity, begging, ―Mom, will I be pretty? Will I be pretty?‖ I will wipe that question from your mouth like cheap lipstick and answer, ―No! The word pretty is unworthy of everything you will be, and no child of mine will be contained in five letters. ―You will be pretty intelligent, pretty creative, pretty amazing. But you, will never be merely ‗pretty‘.‖ — Kate Makkai, ―Pretty‖ (via book-bindings) ―People don‘t like love, they like that flittery flirty feeling. They don‘t love love - love is sacrificial, love is ferocious, it‘s not emotive. Our culture doesn‘t love love, it loves the idea of love. It wants the emotion without paying anything for it. It‘s ridiculous.‖ — Matt Chandler (via loveiseccentricandsoami) ―Suddenly she realized that what she was regretting was not the lost past but the lost future, not what had not been but what would never be.‖ — F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Nice Quiet Place (via larmoyante) ―We can‘t jump off bridges anymore because our iPhones will get ruined. We can‘t take skinny dips in the ocean, because there‘s no service on the beach and adventures aren‘t real unless they‘re on Instagram. Technology has doomed the spontaneity of adventure and we‘re helping destroy it every time we Google, check-in, and hashtag.‖ — Jeremy Glass, We Can‘t Get Lost Anymore (via mymangotree) ―Scientific evidence supports that keeping a journal provides unexpected benefits. The act of writing accesses your left brain, which is analytical and rational. While your left brain is occupied, your right brain is free to create, intuit, and feel. In sum, writing removes mental blocks and allows you to use all your brainpower to better understand yourself, others and the world.‖ — (via psych-facts) ―I love you‖ means that I accept you for the person that you are, and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst of times. It means loving you even when you‘re in a bad mood, or too tired to do the things I want to do. It means loving you when you‘re down, not just when you‘re fun to be with. ―I love you‖ means that I know your deepest secrets and do not judge you for them, asking in return that you do not judge me for mine. It means that I care enough to fight for what we have and that I love you enough not to let go. It means thinking of you, dreaming of you, wanting and needing you constantly, and hoping you feel the same way for me.‖ — Jonathan Safran Foer (via onlinecounsellingcollege) ―Relax. You will become an adult. You will figure out your career. You will find someone who loves you. You have a whole lifetime; time takes time. The only way to fail at life is to abstain.‖

— Johanna de Silentio (via wordsthat-speak) humansofnewyork: She asked if I wanted to hear a poem she‘d written when she was younger. (At what age, she couldn‘t remember) She then recited it from memory. I had her repeat it several times so I could get all the words right: Were I to dream, then dream I would of days that have gone by. Your eyes would gleam and so would mine, but joys remembered are no longer mine. I walk in a garden of memory, reliving the joys and the sorrows as well. I walk with a cane down memory lane, perhaps there, joys remembered will remain. Perhaps when my hair has turned to gray and my face is etched with pain, I‘ll walk with a cane down memory lane. Perhaps there, joys remembered will remain.

―Worship is not songs and worship is not instruments and it‘s not dancing and it‘s not painting. All of those things are expressions of worship, but worship just simply defined is this relationship, this connection that we have with Jesus. It is all about a relationship. It is all about a connection to Him and to His presence.‖ — Kim Walker (via absolutelyinlovewithhim) blissrose: Do you ever just get a random burst of motivation to clean your room, write a novel, paint a masterpiece or read a book at like 3am. zfitzgerald: I‘m a nerd, but not in invent jet packs‖ way. history and literature slightest opportunity‖ the useful ―you‘ll all be working for me one day when I I‘m a nerd in the ―I have very strong opinions about and will yell them at you if you give me even the way. And that one does not pay well.

―Life doesn‘t always introduce you to the people you want to meet. Sometimes, life puts you in touch with the people you need to meet to help you, to hurt

you, to leave you, to love you, and to gradually strengthen you into the person you were meant to become.‖ — Unknown (via rrrachul) ―When young women are sexually assaulted, we question their pasts and critique their clothing choices, yet rarely ask their attackers to simply be accountable for having no self-control, and no respect for the humanity of the girls they‘ve violated. When middle school girls post half–naked photos of themselves on Instagram, we vilify and ostracize them as cheap and easy, while ignoring the dozens of young men who mindlessly vote their approval each time, who feed the insecurity, and who perpetuate each degrading act with the click of a mouse. When high school girls get jobs at chain restaurants, which require them to expose their body parts to strangers over trays of nachos, we bemoan their lack of humility and class, yet never question the thousands of men who fill these eateries every day; many with daughters the same age as the ones they ogle. When women embarrassingly writhe on poles for a few sweaty dollar bills, in dimly lit bars ironically called ―Gentlemen‘s Clubs‖, we heap insults and judgement on them, yet let the many married men who pay both the dancers and the mortgage each month, come and go without blemish or critique. Sooner or later, we need to stop letting boys be boys, and we need to challenge them to be men. Sooner or later, we need to pull them out of their perpetual adolescence and into adulthood, and ask them to evenly carry the weight of sexual standards. Sooner or later, we need to show our young men that the they can actually raise the moral temperature in sexual situations, not reflect them.‖ — John Pavlovitz, The Blurred Lines of Real Manhood (Robin Thicke, I‘m Looking In Your Direction)(via ceedling) ―‗Surrender the thing you fear into the hands of God. Turn it right over to God and ask Him to solve it with you. Fear is keeping things in your own hands; faith is turning them over into the hands of God.‘‖ — E. Stanley Jones (via littlethingsaboutgod) ―You are enough. Paint it on your mirrors, on the back of your eyelids, drown it in your stomach, sing it in every word you say. You are never too much. Eat your food, sleep eight hours, walk like you love yourself. You are enough. Say it in your sleep, mantras to carry you through your day. There is never enough of you. You are a thirst that is never quenched. I crave you when you‘re away. I love every piece of you. But I cannot make you love yourself.‖

— Michelle K., ‖You Are Enough‖ (via slightstories) ―Sometimes you just need to cry and be sad. You need to break down and be torn apart. You need to learn to pick yourself up and put yourself back together. Sometimes, the only way to be happy is to give into sadness first, because without sadness, there is no happiness; you would never learn to smile.‖ — Unknown ―I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.‖ — Veronica Roth, Allegiant choc-o-late: When you don‘t want to hear the Word, that‘s probably when you need it most. ―Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.‖ — Lecrae (via aestheticintrovert) ―Faith is not a feeling; it is a choice against our feelings, sometimes every feeling in our being, to believe the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.‖ — Malcolm Smith (via godsradicaldaughter) ―Me:God, can I ask You a question? God: Sure. Me:Promise You won't get mad? God: I promise. Me:Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do you mean? Me:Well, I woke up late... God: Yes... Me:My car took forever to start... God: Okay... Me:At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait... God: Hmm... Me:On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call... God: Alright... Me:And on top of it all off, when I got home I just want to soak my feet in my new foot massager and relax. But it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that? God: Let me see... The death angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that... Me:*humbled* OH... God: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road... Me:*ashamed* God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work. Me:*embarrassed* Okay...

God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered... Me:*softly* I see, God... God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark. Me:I'm sorry, God... God: Don't be sorry, just learn to TRUST Me...in all things, the good and the bad. Me:I will trust You. God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is always better than your plan. Me:I won't, God. And let me just tell you God, thank You for everything today. God: You're welcome, child. It was just another day being your God and I love looking after My Children...‖ — @agirllovedbygod ―That is why we need to be very careful about what we say. Recognizing that we can be used as God‘s spokespersons should cause us to soberly examine our dialogue. Perhaps God has message for the listener that He has chosen us to deliver, and our talking about the weather or a football game would detract from that message. Thus, we should seek to be alert, sensitive, and available to God‘s voice.‖ — Charles Stanley (via godsradicaldaughter) ―Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you and some days the bear just swallows you whole. But that‘s okay. Because God‘s still God and your still His.‖ — Duhpreshun by Marty Schoenleber III ―There‘s something beautiful about a billion stars being held steady by a God that knows what He‘s doing.‖ — Don Miller (via rebekahbryant) ―Before you know it it‘s 3 am and you‘re 80 years old and you can‘t remember what it was like to have 20 year old thoughts or a 10 year old heart.‖ — Unknown (via safeslut) ―Starting tonight, i want you to get out of here with a new mentality. To go home, look yourself in the mirror and say. ―i‘m beautiful.‖ And even if you feel like it‘s not there, it is. As cheesy as that sounds it‘s inside you, you just gotta let it out. Stop wanting to be what you see in those magazines. Stop wishing to be that model on the runway. Stop watching tv and wanting to be that actress. Stop trying to be what society wants to shove down your throat.‖ — Kendall Schmidt (via your-not-invisible-to-me) ―If you don‘t go after what you want, you will never have it. If you don‘t ask, the answer is always no. If you don‘t step forward, you‘re always in the same place.‖

— (via psych-facts) ―Learn how to be lonely. Learn what it‘s like to know that you are coming home to yourself night after night—that empty is just another wordfor open.‖ — Kristina Haynes, The Love Not Poem (via pierced-thoughts) ―My mom taught me one thing: You don‘t always have to tell people you love them. You just have to give them no reason to doubt it.‖ — irishjulienne‘s, Saying i love you is not a habit (via restlessheartedchild) ―Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn‘t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.‖ — Stephen King (via cup-of-letters) ―As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.‖ — Steve Maraboli (via rainydaysandblankets) ―You see, there is a significant difference between amazement and faith. You can be amazed by things that you don‘t put your faith in. You can be amazed by the grand sweep of the redemptive story in Scripture and not be living by faith. You can be amazed by the labyrinthine logic of the theology of the word of God and not be living by faith. You can be amazed by the preaching that you hear week after week and not be living by faith. You can be amazed at the worship music that you participate in and not be living by faith. You can be amazed by the love of your small group and not be living by faith. You can be amazed at the ministry opportunities that are available to you and not be living by faith. You can be amazed at the wonderful resources that are available to us in our generation to grow and mature us and not be living by faith.‖ — Paul Tripp, from ―Best Sermon Ever" (via littlethingsaboutgod) ―It‘s beautiful when you find someone that is in love with your mind. Someone that wants to undress your conscience and make love to your thoughts. Someone that wants to watch you slowly take down all the walls you‘ve built up around your mind and let them inside.‖ — samirathejerk (via lafrappuccino) ―You see, you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too-even when you‘re in the dark. Even when you‘re falling.‖ — Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie (via perfect) ―What you have to decide…i show you want your life to be. If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you`d want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So don`t be afraid. Be Alive.‖ ― Sarah Dessen, The truth about forever

―When reading, we dont fall in love with the characters` appearance. We fall in love with their words, their thoughts, and their hearts. We fall in love with their souls.‖ ―She keeps a pocket full of tears In her reyes Because she knew she would Need them later.‖ ― K.W. ―We carry these things inside us that no one else can see. They hold us down like anchors. They drown uso ut at sea.‖ ―There`s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.‖ ― The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ―When you photograph people in color you photograph their clother. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls.‖ ― Ted Grant ―She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile even if she was sad. No, she wasn`t beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down her soul.‖ ―Sometimes, you just need a break. In a beautiful place. Alone. To figure everything out.‖ ―1. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs is not one of them. 2. Never cancel dinner plans by text message. 3. Don‘t knock it ‗til you try it. 4. If a street performer makes you stop walking, you owe him a buck. 5. Always use ‗we‘ when referring to your home team or your government. 6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it. 7. Don‘t underestimate free throws in a game of ‗horse‘. 8. Just because you can doesn‘t mean you should. 9. Don‘t dumb it down. 10. You only get one chance to notice a new haircut. 11. If you‘re staying more than one night, unpack. 12. Never park in front of a bar. 13. Expect the seat in front of you to recline. Prepare accordingly. 14. Keep a picture of your first fish, first car, and first boy/girlfriend. 15. Hold your heroes to a high standard. 16. A suntan is earned, not bought. 17. Never lie to your doctor. 18. All guns are loaded. 19. Don‘t mention sunburns. Believe me, they know. 20. The best way to show thanks is to wear it. Even if it‘s only once.

21. Take a vacation of your cell phone, internet, and TV once a year. 22. Don‘t fill up on bread, no matter how good. 23. A handshake beats an autograph. 24. Don‘t linger in the doorway. In or out. 25. If you choose to go in drag, don‘t sell yourself short. 26. If you want to know what makes you unique, sit for a caricature. 27. Never get your hair cut the day of a special event. 28. Be mindful of what comes between you and the Earth. Always buy good shoes, tires, and sheets. 29. Never eat lunch at your desk if you can avoid it. 30. When you‘re with new friends, don‘t just talk about old friends. 31. Eat lunch with the new kids. 32. When traveling, keep your wits about you. 33. It‘s never too late for an apology. 34. Don‘t pose with booze. 35. If you have the right of way, take it. 36. You don‘t get to choose your own nickname. 37. When you marry someone, remember you marry their entire family. 38. Never push someone off a dock. 39. Under no circumstances should you ask a woman if she‘s pregnant. 40. It‘s not enough to be proud of your ancestry; live up to it. 41. Don‘t make a scene. 42. When giving a thank you speech, short and sweet is best. 43. Know when to ignore the camera. 44. Never gloat. 45. Invest in good luggage. 46. Make time for your mom on your birthday. It‘s her special day, too. 47. When opening presents, no one likes a good guesser. 48. Sympathy is a crutch, never fake a limp. 49. Give credit. Take blame. 50. Suck it up every now and again. 51. Never be the last one in the pool. 52. Don‘t stare. 53. Address everyone that carries a firearm professionally. 54. Stand up to bullies. You‘ll only have to do it once. 55. If you‘ve made your point, stop talking. 56. Admit it when you‘re wrong. 57. If you offer to help don‘t quit until the job is done. 58. Look people in the eye when you thank them. 59. Thank the bus driver. 60. Never answer the phone at the dinner table. 61. Forgive yourself for your mistakes. 62. Know at least one good joke. 63. Don‘t boo. Even the ref is somebody‘s son. 64. Know how to cook one good meal. 65. Learn to drive a stick shift. 66. Be cool to younger kids. Reputations are built over a lifetime.

67. It‘s okay to go to the movies by yourself. 68. Dance with your mother/father. 69. Don‘t lose your cool. Especially at work. 70. Always thank the host. 71. If you don‘t understand, ask before it‘s too late. 72. Know the size of your boy/girlfriend‘s clothes. 73. There is nothing wrong with a plain t-shirt. 74. Be a good listener. Don‘t just wait for your turn to talk. 75. Keep your word. 76. In college, always sit in the front. You‘ll stand out immediately. 77. Carry your mother‘s bags. She carried you for nine months. 78. Be patient with airport security. They‘re just doing their jobs. 79. Don‘t be the talker in a movie. 80. The opposite sex likes people who shower. 81. You are what you do, not what you say. 82. Learn to change a tire. 83. Be kind. Everyone has a hard fight ahead of them. 84. An hour with grandparents is time well spent. Ask for advice when you need it. 85. Don‘t litter. 86. If you have a sister, get to know her boyfriend. Your opinion is important. 87. You won‘t always be the strongest or the fastest. But you can be the toughest. 88. Never call someone before 9am or after 9pm. 89. Buy the orange properties in Monopoly. 90. Make the little things count. 91. Always wear a bra at work. 92. There is a fine line between looking sultry and slutty. Find it. 93. You‘re never too old to need your mom. 94. Ladies, if you make the decision to wear heels on the first date, commit to keeping them on and keeping your trap shut about how much your feet kill. 95. Know the words to your national anthem. 96. Your dance moves might not be the best, but I promise making a fool of yourself is more fun then sitting on the bench alone. 97. Smile at strangers. 98. Make goals. 99. Being old is not dictated by your bedtime. 100. If you have to fight, punch first and punch hard.‖ — A high school teacher‘s list of 100 wisest words (via mar-rs) ―Something about first love defies duplication. Before it, your heart is blank. Unwritten. After, the walls are left inscribed and graffitied. When it ends, no amount of scrubbing will purge the scrawled oaths and sketched images, but sooner or later, you find that there‘s space for someone else, between the words and in the margins.‖ ― Tammara Webber, Where You Are ―She scares the hell out of me and calms my soul at the same time. Maybe that‘s

what love is a total contradiction that somehow balances out.‖ ― Tammara Webber, Where You Are ―Sometimes people ask us the wrong questions so we cannot give them the right answers but the worst part is when we become those people and we ask ourselves the wrong questions because we are terrified of hearing the right answers.‖ "Eleven Hints for Life" 1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go. 3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. 4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. 5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. 6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. 7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do. 8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too. 9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may heal and bless. 10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying. - Unknown Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow." You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is running!! Make the most of today. To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade. To realise the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realise the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper. To realise the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. To realise the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who just missed a train. To realise the value of ONE SECOND, ask someone who just avoided an accident. To realise the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics. Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with. And remember time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present. - email

―I've learned that things change, people change, and it doesn't mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means accepting that some things weren't meant to be." - Lisa Brooks 15 things you probably never knew or thought about.... 1. At least five people in this world love you so much they would die for you. 2. At least fifteen people in this world love you in some way. 3. The only reason anyones would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. 4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you. 5. Every night, someone thinks about you before they go to sleep. 6. You mean the world to someone. 7. If not for you, someone may not be living. 8. You are special and unique. 9. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you. 10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. 11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world. 12. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner or later, you will get it. 13. Always remember the compliments you recieved. Forget the rude remarks. 14. Always tell soemone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know. 15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great. - Unknown ―Theres a little truth behind every [justkidding] a little curiosity behind every [justwondering] a little knowledge behind every [idontknow] and a little emotion behind every [idontcare]‖ - me (More than 5 years ago by maddie239)

“I hear everything he‟s ever painted in his voice. I hear that person on the beach, looking at the waves. I hear hearts rocked by earthquakes and disappointed seas. I see the doors along the corridors in his head. I make myself look at him, because he needs to be looked at. He needs to be seen. I hate that he‟s been on his own for so long, painting graffiti moons and bricked-in birds and keeping quiet about who he really is.” — Graffiti Moon - Cath Crowley

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
Abraham Lincoln

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“„Live each day as if it‟s your last‟, that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn‟t practical. Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.” — David Nicholls, One Day (via larmoyante)
To every young lady: Be beautiful, not to draw men to yourself, but to draw men to God. True beauty is primarilyinternal and spiritual, not physical. Everything you need as a woman is found in Christ. -Thammie Sy

“The question is not „Do you want to go to heaven?‟ or „Do you want to escape hell?‟ The question is „Has God so worked in your heart, that you want God? That the sin you once loved, you now hate?‟”
— Paul Washer (via followtheshininglight)

“Men, you don‟t pursue a woman unless you‟re seriously wanting to consider marriage with her. Men, you should not be looking for a girlfriend. You should be looking for a wife.”
— Mark Driscoll

“I wish I could write. I get these ideas but I never seem to be able to put them in words.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald (via solunars)

“God is always seeking you. Every sunset. Every clear blue sky. Each ocean wave. The starry hosts of night. He blankets each new day with the invitation, “I am here.”
— Louie Giglio

“„Surrender the thing you fear into the hands of God. Turn it right over to God and ask Him to solve it with you. Fear is keeping things in your own hands; faith is turning them over into the hands of God.‟”

— E. Stanley Jones

“I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was. Likewise, I never imagined that home might be something I would miss ― Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine‟s Home for Peculiar Children”
"Don`t ever let somebody to tell 'you can`t do something' not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can`t do something themselves, they wanna tell you 'you can`t do it'. If you want something, go get it. Period. The pursuit of hapiness

“He knew why he wanted to kiss her. Because she was beautiful. And before that, because she was kind. And before that, because she was smart and funny. Because she was exactly the right kind of smart and funny. Because he could imagine taking a long trip with her without ever getting bored. Because whenever he saw something new and interesting, or new and ridiculous, he always wondered what she‟d have to say about it—how many stars she‟d give it and why.” — Attachments (Rainbow Rowell)
“Sometimes, the Lord just takes blessed people because they've filled their purpose early. Everyone plays their own song. They sing their story to the world and leave behind a melody of memories. Sometimes... their song is cut short and ends too early. But that doesn't mean their music was any less sweet or that they left any less of an impression.” ― Linda Kage, The Stillburrow Crush

“You are proof that God is an artist. He took you, and took your sin. He made you clean, washed white with blood. You became a canvas for Him to paint

images of grace and glory upon. You became a blank page for Him to write sonnets of peace and of love, and He named you worthy. You became a stone slab in which God is now chipping away at, creating in you a new heart and shaping you into who you were always meant to be: His child.” — God is an artist. (via choc-o-late)

“Have patience with all things- but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that.”
— Saint Francis de Sales (via larmoyante)

“I sit before flowers hoping they will train me in the art of opening up I stand on mountain tops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go I know nothing

but I am here to learn.”
— Shane Koyczan (via godmoves)