“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and they will come forth, later, in uglier ways.”
— Sigmund Freud
“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.”
— Franz Kafka
Whoever first said that poetry is dead failed to provide the autopsy. If poetry is dead, what a rowdy and glorious ghost. Poetry haunts. Poetry permeates the walls we put up. Poetry startles us awake and into our own aliveness. Poetry rustles the hairs on the backs of our necks and chases us into more compassionate rooms. Though it is difficult to change a stubborn mind, poetry can change our hearts in an instant.
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley, from How Poetry Can Change Your Heart
“Do you know how much thinking and feeling I’ve done? It’s terrible. And nothing’s come of it.”
— Andrei Platonov, Happy Moscow.
“Tell me what you think about when you can’t fall asleep at night.”
— Unknown
“To make the right choices in life you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude - which most people are afraid of because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.”
— Deepak Chopra
Intellectual stimulation is a must for me.
i don't understand much but what i do know is that people who read books and poetries are so attractive and they have the best vibe
“You cannot make someone understand a message they are not ready to receive.”
— Unknown
“Educate yourself. When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it. Read read read. Study, learn, stimulate your brain. Don’t just rely on the school system, educate that beautiful mind of yours.”
— Unknown
“I’d much rather have one great person to talk to every night than have several pointless conversations with temporary people.”
— Unknown