“Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.”
― Caged by Damnation
― Caged by Damnation
“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Just relax. Everyone around you is working too hard.”
― Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic
― Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic
“If she loved him the way she said she did, she wanted him whole. Maybe this was what love meant after all: sacrifice and selflessness. It did not mean hearts and flowers and a happy ending, but the knowledge that another's well-being is more important than one's own.”
― Lost in Time
― Lost in Time
“It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.”
― The Pilgrimage
― The Pilgrimage
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