“a lot of times
we are angry at other people
for not doing what
we should have done for ourselves
- responsibility”
― The Sun and Her Flowers
we are angry at other people
for not doing what
we should have done for ourselves
- responsibility”
― The Sun and Her Flowers
“One has to go into relationships with equal expectations, ready to give as much as the other - not with one person wanting a fling and the other real love...”
― Essays In Love
― Essays In Love
“What is so frightening is the extent to which we may idealize others when we have such trouble tolerating ourselves”
― Essays In Love
― Essays In Love
“There is an Arabic saying that the soul travels at the pace of a camel. While most of us are led by the strict demands of timetables and diaries, our soul, the seat of the heart, trails nostalgically behind, burdened by the weight of memory. If every love affair adds a certain weight to the camel’s load, then we can expect the soul to slow according to the significance of love’s burden.”
― Essays In Love
― Essays In Love
“you left
and i wanted you still
yet i deserved someone
who was willing to stay”
― The Sun and Her Flowers
and i wanted you still
yet i deserved someone
who was willing to stay”
― The Sun and Her Flowers
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