“I Want To Talk About What Happened Without Mentioning How Much It Hurt. There Has To Be A Way. To

“Listen to me. I’m shy. I’m not stupid. I can’t meet people’s eyes. I don’t know if you understand what that’s like. There’s a whole world going on around me, I’m aware of that. It’s not because I don’t want to look at you, Lucinda. It’s that I don’t want to be seen.”

— Jonathan Lethem, You Don’t Love Me Yet

“Poetry is a naked woman, a naked man, and the distance between them.”

— Unknown

“To have someone understand your mind is a different kind of intimacy.”

— Unknown

“One smile, can start a friendship. One word, can end a fight. One look, can save a relationship. One person can change your life”

— 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

“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.”

— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

Reblog this if you are literally suprised when people find you attractive.

“I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings - even if I respect theirs. Being a good person doesn’t guarantee that others will be good people. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or walk away.”

— Unknown

“The most confused we ever get is when we’re trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is a lie.”

— Karen Marie Moning

“I will never be good enough for everybody. But I am the best for someone who really appreciates me.”

— Unknown