“Our emotional suffering is caused by our desire for things to be other than they are. The more we resist the fact of what is happening right now, the more we suffer.”— Kristin Neff, amazon.com
“Because she could not go near all these wonderful things, she longed for them all the more.”— Hans Christian Andersen, amazon.com
“I wonder how many people don’t get the one they want, but end up with the one they’re supposed to be with.”— Fannie Flagg, amazon.com
“You could never recognize the kindness in that girl, the depth of her needs, how desperately she wanted to belong.”— Janet Fitch, amazon.com
“I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it — to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”— Khalil Gibran, goodreads.com
“That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.”— Wassily Kandinsky, amazon.com
“Above all do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday I walk myself into a state of well being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. Thus if one keeps on walking everything will be all righ…”— Søren Kierkegaard, amazon.com
“She did not need much, wanted very little. A kind word, sincerity, fresh air, clean water, a garden, kisses, books to read, sheltering arms, a cosy bed, and to love and be loved in return.”— Starra Neely Blade, goodreads.com
“If you love someone, you believe she is the best person in the world. She doesn’t see herself like that, and that’s the only thing he wants to show her. That’s love. He wants her to love herself the same way he loves her.”— Robert Pattinson, rob-patt.tumblr.com
“I wanted my own words. But the ones I use have been dragged through I don’t know how many consciences.”— Jean-Paul Sartre, amazon.com
“I don’t want to be so scared all the time. So alone. I want to believe something can be worth it. Worth the pain. Worth the risk.”— Hannah Harrington, amazon.com