querencia. It refers to that place in the ring where a bull feels strongest, safest, where it returns again and again to renew its strength. It’s the place we’re most comfortable, where we know who we are—where we feel our most authentic
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“To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.”
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“The word love is so overused that is has become saturated and now it tastes like nothing.”
― The Truth As I See It: In Poetry & Prose
― The Truth As I See It: In Poetry & Prose
“Lula had Eminem cranked up. He was rapping about trailer park girls and how they go round the outside, and I was wondering what the heck that meant. I'm a white girl from Trenton. I don't know these things. I need a rap
cheat sheet.”
― To the Nines
cheat sheet.”
― To the Nines
“You will be bitter in life, when you compare yourself with others.Run the race of life at your own pace.”
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