“An exorcise of life to cut beneath our hands; like souls who missed their plight, we’ll bleed along the sand.”— Andy Biersack, open.spotify.com
“But I do know we're deficient in some way. We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.”— Mitch Albom, amazon.com
“Stay, I said to the cut flowers. They bowed their heads lower. Stay, I said to the spider, who fled. Stay, leaf. It reddened, embarrassed for me and itself. Stay, I said to my body. It sat as a dog does, obedient for a moment, soon starting to tremble. Stay, to the earth of riverine valley meadows,…”— Jane Hirshfield, amazon.com
“Sooner or later, we must all accept the fact that in a relationship, the only person you are dealing with is yourself.”— Iyanla Vanzant, amazon.com
“I've spent most of my life and most of my friendships holding my breath and hoping that when people get close enough they won't leave, and fearing that it's a matter of time before they figure me out and go.”— Shauna Niequist, amazon.com
“It sucks that we miss people like that. You think you’ve accepted that someone is out of your life, that you’ve grieved and it’s over, and then bam. One little thing and you feel like you’ve lost that person all over again.”— Rachel Hawkins, amazon.com
“It will always be this way. I stand here scared that you will disappear, scared that you will stay.”— Mark Strand, amazon.com
“It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.”— Emily Haines, musicomh.com
“Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.”— Jules Verne, amazon.com
“I wish I knew how to love someone without killing myself. How to mend hearts without breaking my own. How to Kiss and not create bruises.”— Michelle K., michellekpoems.tumblr.com
“The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, amazon.com
“It doesn't matter if it's a relationship, a lifestyle, or a job. If it doesn't make you happy let it go.”— William Chapman, williamchapmanwritings.tumblr.com
“We're victims of sedition on the open sea No one ever said life was free Sink, swim, go down with the ship Just use your freedom of choice.”— Maynard James Keenan, open.spotify.com
“Life's no ordeal if you come to terms, Reject the system dictating the norms.”— Maynard James Keenan, open.spotify.com
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”— Walt Whitman, amazon.com