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“Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention. The seagull may intend to fly away, may decide to do so, may talk with the other seagulls about how wonderful it is to fly, but until the seagull flaps his wings and takes to the air, he is still on the dock. There’s…”

— Andy Andrews, The Noticer

“You can forget that other people carry pieces of your own story around in their heads. I’ve always thought—put together all those random pieces form everyone whose ever known you, from your parents to the guy who once sat next to you on a bus, and you’d probably see a fuller version of your life tha…”

— Deb Caletti, Stay

“There was a time when mapmakers named the places they travelled through with the names of lovers rather than their own.”

— Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

“Love doesn’t conquer all. Love ends. And it begins again.”

— Dawson Leery, Dawson's Creek

“Hey, wait. Well, love after all is a habit like any other. A habit, maybe. Like any other, no.”

— Renata Adler, Pitch Dark

“She was extending a hand that I didn’t know how to take, so I broke its fingers with my silence.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

“Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.”

— Jack Kerouac, On the Road

“Happiness is the China shop; love is the bull.”

— H.L. Mencken, A Little Book In C Major

“What if you didn’t run? This one time. What if you stayed, and let love overtake you?”

— Dr. Joshua Bennett, twitter.com

“I no longer need you to fuck me as hard as I hate myself. Make love to me like you know I am better than the worst thing I ever did. Go slow. I’m new to this but I have seen nearly every city from a rooftop without jumping. I have realized that the moon did not have to be full for us to love it. We…”

— Buddy Wakefield, We Were Emergencies

“You don't need water to feel like you're drowning.”

— Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

“The same hacker who was selling the data of more than 164 million LinkedIn users last week now claims to have 360 million emails and passwords of MySpace users, which would be one of the largest leaks of passwords ever.”

— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Hackers Claim to Have a Stunning 427 Million Myspace Passwords

“When you’re in your 20s, you change. A lot. I know this sounds ridiculous, but like I’m 26 and whenever I meet someone who’s 22 or 23 — even if I love them — I’m just like, “Go back into the oven because you aren’t done yet.” Three years do make a major difference in your 20s because every year is l…”

— Ryan O'Connell, 3 Reasons Why Being In A Relationship In Your 20s Is Hard

“We are all going forward. None of us are going back.”

— Richard Siken, Crush

“She stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away.”

— Saul Williams, She

“We all get lost once in a while, sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what it is our soul needs to learn, the path presents itself. Sometimes we see the way out but wander further and deeper despite ourselves; the fear, the anger or the sadness preventing us…”

— Cecelia Ahern, Thanks For The Memories

“I advise you to stop sharing your dreams with people who try to hold you back, even if they’re your parents. Because, if you’re the kind of person who senses there’s something out there for you beyond whatever it is you’re expected to do - if you want to be EXTRA-ordinary- you will not get there by…”

— Kelly Cutrone, If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You

“To love again, you must not discard what has happened to you, but take from it the strength you’ll need to carry on.”

— Simon Van Booy, Everything Beautiful Began After

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

— Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions

“You live out the confusions until they become clear.”

— Anaïs Nin, The Diary Of Anais Nin