"Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words."
- George Eliot

 

After awhile you learn
the subtle difference between
holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean possession
and company doesn't mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
and presents aren't promises and you begin to accept
your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead
with the grace of an adult not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build your roads today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have ways of falling down in mid-flight.
After awhile you learn that even sunshine
burns if you get too much so you plant your
own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure
that you really are strong
and you really do have worth
and you learn
and you learn...

- Veronica A. Shoffstall 

Forgiveness is love
in its most noble form.

Never forget yesterday, but always live
for today because you never know what
    tomorrow can bring or take away.

Hate is baggage, life's too short to be
pissed off all the time, it's just not worth it.
-- American History X

Life can be really tough.
you can either learn from your
problems, or keep repeating
them over & over..

 

There's nothing like the deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.
- Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Hugging is healthy. It helps the immune system,
cures depression, reduces stress, and induces sleep.
It’s invigorating, rejuvenating, and has no unpleasant side effects. It's nothing less than a miracle drug.
Hugging is all natural. It's organic, naturally sweet, has no artificial ingredients, environmentally friendly, and is 100% wholesome. Hugging is the ideal gift.
Great for any occasion, fun to give and receive,
shows you care, comes with its own wrapping paper and, of course, is fully returnable.

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in we'll become too soft. Love is the only rational act.
–Tuesdays With Morrie

Love is the most dangerous craving of all, if you ask me. it turns us into people we aren’t, it makes us feel like hell, & makes us walk on water. it ruins us for anything else.
-Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts

Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

-        Ida Scott Taylor

Yeah, the past can hurt, but the way I see it,
you can either run from it or learn from it.
- The Lion King.

Because sometimes you have to
step outside the person you've been and
remember the person you were meant to be.
The person you wanted to be. The person you are.
--One Tree Hill

Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything it makes you weaker, because you're doing it out of fear.
-Sarah Dessen

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly
think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh.  It
cures a multitude of illnesses. It’s probably
the most important thing in a person.
--Audrey Hepburn

Opening yourself up, even if it means your heart and soul are crushed. That's what makes you stronger. That's what gives you the power to move on, put the past behind you. To get out there, and get your heart stomped on all over again.
-The Bedford Diaries

May the sunlight find your face, even when the rain does fall. And get back on your feet again every time you slip and fall. Keep your heart wide open and always taking in. And even when it's broken, be strong enough to fix it up again.

"Each breath is a breakthrough, each day a gift, each life a miracle."

-Cornel West

If you could hear me, I would say that our finger prints don't fade from the lives we've touched.

-Remember Me