“At the end of a relationship, it is the one who is not in love that makes the tender speeches.”
— Alain de Botton, Essays in Love
“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.”
— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Delete that old version of me in yo head. It expired
The intimacy of reading while someone you love sits close to you, reading their own book with your head on their lap playing with your hair, twirling and twisting your hair stands, being so comfortable with each other that it feels so natural, like you are truely home with peace and tranquility......
“You cannot make someone understand a message they are not ready to receive.”
— Unknown
“I am the dark and I am the light, I am the moon and I am the starless night sky. Fall in love with all that I am or please, do not fall in love with me at all.”
— Unknown
"I've always liked quiet people: You never know if they're dancing in a daydream or if they're carrying the weight of the world."
- John Green (Looking for Alaska)
“One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around.”
— Anne Lamott
“I used to dislike being sensitive. I thought it made me weak. But take away that single trait, and you take away the very essence of who I am. You take away my conscience, my ability to empathize, my intuition, my creativity, my deep appreciation for the little things, my vivid inner life, my deep awareness of others’ pain, and my passion for it all.”
— Unknown
“I get way too sensitive when I get attached to someone. I can detect the slightest changed in the tone of their voice, and suddenly I’m spending all day trying to figure out what I did wrong.”
— Brandon Stanton (via perrfectly)