“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“I’ve met a man and fallen in love with him. I allowed myself to fall in love for one simple reason: I’m not expecting anything to come of it. I know that, in three months’ time, I’ll be far away and he’ll be just a memory, but I couldn’t stand living without love any longer; I had reached my limit…
Generally speaking, these meetings occur when we reach a limit, when we need to die and be reborn emotionally. These meeting are waiting for us, but more often than not, we avoid them happening. If we are desperate, though, if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes directions.”
― Eleven Minutes
Generally speaking, these meetings occur when we reach a limit, when we need to die and be reborn emotionally. These meeting are waiting for us, but more often than not, we avoid them happening. If we are desperate, though, if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes directions.”
― Eleven Minutes
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