Pain is a powerful spice, the other face of pleasure. Some of us crave it, just enough of it, to remind us we’re alive.
“What path are you on now? Who chose that path? Where is it ultimately leading if you don’t change anything? Whose approval are you seeking? How far will you go off your path to get it? What decisions are you making out of fear? What decisions are you making out of joy? If you are marching to the beat of a drum, who or what is beating out the tempo? The only path that leads to the ultimate you—because beyond goals, that’s really what we’re talking about—is the path you choose yourself. Nobody is in charge of you but you.”
― This Is How We Do It: A Pep Talk
― This Is How We Do It: A Pep Talk
“Life sometimes gets so bogged down in the details, you forget you are living it. There is always another appointment to be met, another bill to pay, another symptom presenting, another uneventful day to be notched onto the wooden wall. We have synchronized our watches, studied our calendars, existed in minutes, and completely forgotten to step back and see what we’ve accomplished.”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“The people you love weren’t calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point.”
― A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood
― A Good Girl's Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood
“if I’ve learned anything from parenting, it’s that it matters way more that you’re present than that you’re perfect.”
― Funny Story
― Funny Story
“We should RSVP," I say. "They're not the bigger people. Fuck that!"
"Fuck that!" he agrees.
"Fuck that!" I half shout.
Mr. Dorner pounds on the wall. Miles presses a pointer finger to my lips. "Fuck that," he whispers.
"Fuck that," I whisper back.”
― Funny Story
"Fuck that!" he agrees.
"Fuck that!" I half shout.
Mr. Dorner pounds on the wall. Miles presses a pointer finger to my lips. "Fuck that," he whispers.
"Fuck that," I whisper back.”
― Funny Story
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