Latest Quotes

“I would have given you all of my heart, but there's someone who's torn it apart”

— Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow The First Cut is The Deepest with Lyrics by Jr

“My father says you remember the smell of your country no matter where you are but only recognize it when you're far away.”

— Aglaja Veteranyi, Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta

“My lover's got humour, she's the giggle at a funeral”

— Hozier, Hozier - Take Me To Church

“You asked me to spell my name, so I figured that’s a form of harassment... It’s okay. Nobody has ever done that before.”

— Donald Trump, Transcripts of Donald Trump Depositions Released

“Why would anyone be against what I’m saying?”

— Donald Trump, Donald Trump Slams Chamber of Commerce 'Sinister' Trade Agenda

“White people expect me to be held accountable for some shitty things some black person did, but tell them they have a responsibility to fight against white supremacy and suddenly they're unique individuals that shouldn't be judged as a collective.”

— Kat Blaque, via Tumblr

“If you've ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you'll know how important welcoming words and friendly smiles can be.”

— Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Just because your inner child is dead, doesn’t mean you should try to kill the child in other people. If someone wants to enjoy Pokemon, or Finding Dory, or Star Wars - just let them. There is enough in this world to take joy from us without it being taken because of some pseudo maturity complex.”

— patoispapi, via Tumblr

“After those paroxysms of deadly horror, when he had howled, flung himself about and tried frantically to tear something away from his eyes, he lapsed into a state of semi-consciousness. Then presently there would loom up once more that unbearable mountain of oppression, which was only comparable wit…”

— Vladimir Nabokov, Laughter in the Dark (Vintage International)

“Let’s not travel to tick things off lists, or collect half-hearted semi-treasures to be placed in dusty drawers in empty rooms. Rather, we’ll travel to find grounds and rooftops and tiny hidden parks, where we’ll sit and dismiss the passing time, spun in the city’s web, ‘til we’ve surrendered, conte…”

— Victoria Erickson, Edge of Wonder

“It's a little bit funny this feeling inside”

— Elton John, Elton John - Your song

“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.”

— Clifton Fadiman, The New Lifetime Reading Plan

“I need steadfast. I need solid. I need someone who puts my needs before his own. Someone bold enough and patient enough to pursue a wild mess like me when I’m ready to run away. I need to change what I’m looking for.”

— Ashley Lipscomb, He Was Everything I Wanted, But I’m Still Thankful He Let Go

“They tried closing their eyes and going to sleep, but they couldn't tell the difference between sleep and being awake. They seemed to be caught in some sort of trap, and they tossed and moaned and finally Marion bolted up in bed, gasping for breath and Harry put the light on, You alright?”

— Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream: A Novel

“I wanted him more than anything but I didn’t need him.”

— Ashley Lipscomb, He Was Everything I Wanted, But I’m Still Thankful He Let Go

“I learned I’m prone to run. I always choose men who ultimately I know will set me free. Past my cries for companionship lie something much deeper- a need to be independent.”

— Ashley Lipscomb, He Was Everything I Wanted, But I’m Still Thankful He Let Go

“When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.”

— Clint Borgen, Borgen Project

“You are my fire, the one desire”

— Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

“Travelling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imag…”

— Cesare Pavese, Travelling is a brutality

“I got my first real six-string, bought it at the five-and-dime”

— Bryan Adams, Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69