Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.
— Neil Gaiman, The Kindly Ones
Poetry is what helps me remember that even in my fragments, I am whole.
- Jennifer Huang
Si crees que eres mucho mejor que yo, entonces dime, ¿por qué siempre tienes la maldita tendencia de querer competir conmigo?
— Rose Noire.
“Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.”
— Christian D. Larson
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I take great care of myself by carefully shutting myself away.”
— Vincent van Gogh, Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
Seek diligently for everyday moments of hope,peace and joy
“If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
— John Irving