“Life should be a risk. It's more than a straight line that you can see clearly from one point to the other. It dips and curves and you never know what's around the bend sometimes until you get there. That scares a lot of people. But that's the beauty of it.”
― Awaken
― Awaken
“Life is too short to waste time on people who don't lift you up, who don't inspire you-they'll eventually drain you.”
― First Comes Love
― First Comes Love
“You can't stop people from being
human. We're creative, we're social. People are like water. If you
try to contain them, they find a way to break free.”
― Awaken
human. We're creative, we're social. People are like water. If you
try to contain them, they find a way to break free.”
― Awaken
“But pain's like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There's no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface.”
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“My bookshelf was my favorite part of my room. It had a calming presence. Maybe there was something to be said about the feeling and presence of real books.”
― Awaken
― Awaken
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