“She was starting to think that she understood him—how sensitive he was, how easily he could be wounded—and that made her feel closer to him, and also powerful, because once she knew how to hurt him she also knew how he could be soothed.”
– Kristen Roupenian, “Cat Person” (via larmoyante)
“And kid, you’ve got to love yourself. You’ve got wake up at four in the morning, brew black coffee, and stare at the birds drowning in the darkness of the dawn. You’ve got to sit next to the man at the train station who’s reading your favorite book and start a conversation. You’ve got to come home after a bad day and burn your skin from a shower. Then you’ve got to wash all your sheets until they smell of lemon detergent you bought for four dollars at the local grocery store. You’ve got to stop taking everything so goddam personally. You are not the moon kissing the black sky. You’ve got to compliment someones crooked brows at an art fair and tell them that their eyes remind you of green swimming pools in mid July. You’ve got to stop letting yourself get upset about things that won’t matter in two years. Sleep in on Saturday mornings and wake yourself up early on Sunday. You’ve got to stop worrying about what you’re going to tell her when she finds out. You’ve got to stop over thinking why he stopped caring about you over six months ago. You’ve got to stop asking everyone for their opinions. Fuck it. Love yourself, kiddo. You’ve got to love yourself.”
– Unknown
(via help-n-quotes)
“Do not fall in love with people like me.
I will take you to museums, and parks, and monuments, and kiss you in every beautiful place, so that you can never go back to them without tasting me like blood in your mouth.
I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible. And when I leave you will finally understand, why storms are named after people.”
– Caitlyn Siehl (via serious)
“You’ve really got to question people’s intentions with you before you allow yourself to dive in too deeply. Human beings are survivalists by nature and are capable of doing just about anything to get ahead. To further their careers, social status, or feel financially secure. They will abuse your generosity, trust, and tenderness and call it love. The saddest part is, over time, these people often will come to develop sincere feelings for you, but when you start such a rare, beautiful thing from such an ugly, insincere place, it corrupts the relationship forever. Be authentic to yourself. Be honest and kind to each other. Human beings aren’t rungs on a ladder and you will never make it anywhere without solid foundations, i.e. true friendships, deep loves, and meaningful connections in your life.”
– Beau Taplin • L e s s o n L e a r n e d (via afadthatlastsforever)
“In a world where so much is expected of you, one of the most important lessons you’ll ever learn is that growing up doesn’t mean leaving behind who you are—that acting your age doesn’t mean letting go of your youth.
The truth is, you are never too old to dance in the rain until your skin turns blue. To ride a bicycle through the night with the wind on your face and all of your troubles long behind you.
You are never too old to blast the volume on your favourite song. To mark your name into the wet concrete on the sidewalk just because you want the world to remember you were here.
You are never too old to run away from home. To put down all that is expected of you and wander lightly into the wild unknown. You are never too old to rediscover yourself. To dream and hope like anything is possible. It is.
You are never too old to make love like it is for the very first time. Full of nerves and clumsy laughter, and hands that don’t know what to do with themselves. You are never too old to take a chance. To be as reckless and bold as you were with your heart before years of rejection left you cynical and cautious.
You are never too old to reach out for help. To fall apart gently in the arms of a friend. To hold onto your mother like she is the last thing anchoring you here to the earth.
You are never too old to remain young at heart. While maturity may bring you wisdom and strength, it is the playful, curious child in you that makes the world magic—that makes a life enchanting and worth living at all.”
– Beau Taplin • A c t Y o u r A g e (via afadthatlastsforever)
“There are a few things in life so beautiful
they hurt: swimming in the ocean
while it rains, reading in empty libraries,
the sea of stars that appear when you
are miles away from the city,
bars after 2AM, a bed of roses in bloom,
all the things we do not yet know about the
universe, and you.”
– Beau Taplin • A n d Y o u (via afadthatlastsforever)
“I want love to be simple. I want to trust without thinking. I want to be generous with my affection and patience and love unconditionally. It is easier to love a person with their flaws than to weed through them. I want to love the whole person, not parts; and this is how I want to be loved.”
– Jewel Kilcher, Chasing Down the Dawn (via larmoyante)
“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 Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones (via larmoyante)
