“It is bad, 'cause you do one thing, and you think it's just a little thing, and it's not that bad. And the next thing you know everything's out of control, and I just want the world back in control.”Tagged: Control, Downward Spiral, Bad
“We can see the ones in need. The lost ones, the ones in so much pain they wear it on their faces.”Tagged: Pain, Need, Empathy
“There was a time I used art to deepen my understanding of the human condition, so Francis Bacon revealed a depth of suffering that I couldn't comprehend, or a Dylan ballad helped me get inside what it meant to live as so many of my fellow citizens do: in an existential drift.”Tagged: Art, Francis Bacon, Bob Dylan, Existential, Human Condition
“You know, losing the parent you've had a terrible relationship with can be harder than losing someone that you had a good one with, especially if you haven't made an effort toward closure.”Tagged: Parents, Family, :Loss, Closure
“The truth is, we're all idiots. I mean, we're all We're all fuck-ups. We hurt people. Even people we deeply love.”Tagged: idiots, Pain, hurt
“Anger can be a good engine sometimes, all right? We need to channel whatever energy we have right now.”Tagged: Anger, Pregnancy, Energy
“Maybe you're the one holding yourself back, afraid to embrace your true power.”Tagged: Self-Sabotage, Power
“Well, the girls at the salon told me that there was this group that if you disobeyed their leader, he'd make you lick the floor with your tongue.”Tagged: Salon, Cults, Humiliation
“I mean, nothing in my life makes sense anymore. My parents are a mess. Everything's just ripped apart. I found someone that I loved and I lost her. And I just thought that this night would I don't know, being out here in the dark If I could survive this, then maybe I'd wake up somewhere or pass…”Tagged: Despair, Downward Spiral, Darkness, Parents
“Tonight, on the darkest night of the year, the dead moon, I will need your matches, your flashlights, your lanterns, your candles, anything you might have brought with you to give you warmth or light, to ease your journey.”Tagged: Winter Solstice, Dead Moon, Warmth, Light, Journey
“There comes a moment when our lives change forever. The moment we admit our weaknesses, the moment we rise to a challenge, the moment we accept a sacrifice, or let a loved one go. And sometimes the change in our lives is an answer to our prayers.”Tagged: Change, Weakness, Challenge, Sacrifice, Letting Go
“Our lives are brief. That's why it's important to search for meaning. We find it in our daughter's smile, in the warmth of our friends, or the comfort of our faith. Then, there are those who make their lives meaningful by making a great sacrifice.”Tagged: Life Is Short, Meaning, Comfort, Friends, Faith
“As much as death takes from us, it also gives. It teaches us what is truly important, like giving back after a lifetime of taking, going after something we should have never let go of, or looking on to what made us who we are.”Tagged: Death, Life, Wisdom, Giving, Taking
“Please go find some other way to get the attention that you so obviously need. Go make a vlog or punch a stranger.”Tagged: Attention, Mad, Vlog , Punch Someone