“When shit brings you down, just say 'fuck it', and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.”
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
“I must, then, repeat continually that we are forever sundered - and yet, while I breathe and think, I must love him.'
- Jane Eyre”
― Jane Eyre
- Jane Eyre”
― Jane Eyre
“the flipside of love is indifference not hate”
― Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
― Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
“...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“Is there some lesson on how to be friends?
I think what it means is that central to living
a life that is good is a life that's forgiving.
We're creatures of contact regardless of whether
we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together.
Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more--
since it beats staying dry but so lonely on shore.
So we make ourselves open while knowing full well
it's essentially saying "please, come pierce my shell.”
―
I think what it means is that central to living
a life that is good is a life that's forgiving.
We're creatures of contact regardless of whether
we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together.
Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more--
since it beats staying dry but so lonely on shore.
So we make ourselves open while knowing full well
it's essentially saying "please, come pierce my shell.”
―
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