The idea of life as something I could choose, cultivate day by day, curate and nurture. Being mindful, instead of reactive.
“What are you going to do with your life?" In one way or another it seemed that people had been asking her this forever; teachers, her parents, friends at three in the morning, but the question had never seemed this pressing and still she was no nearer an answer... "Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.”
― One Day
― One Day
“In this one moment of brilliant clarity—a clarity Joan knows she will lose her grasp on within seconds”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
“I’ve always believed it’s important to accept the people in your life for what they are. There’s no such thing as a perfect friend, any more than there’s any such thing as a perfect anything, and if you slag everyone in your life for their many and varied failings, you’re going to miss appreciating the good stuff they bring to the table.”
― Mickey7
― Mickey7
“There’s a dark well in everyone, I think, and it never goes dry. But you drink from it at your peril. That water is poison.”
― Fairy Tale
― Fairy Tale
“Or maybe they just like it better when their meat carries itself to the kitchen.”
― Antimatter Blues
― Antimatter Blues
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