"Nothing in this world was more difficult than love. "

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

"But I think our childhood is more decisive than people generally are willing to admit. And what happens to us later can either cast a shadow or shine a light on what’s already been created — or ruined — within us. "

— Ingmar Bergman, from an INTERVIEW

"Women hear it all the time from men. “You’re overreacting,” we tell them. “Don’t worry about it so much, you’re over-thinking it.” “Don’t be so sensitive.” “Don’t be crazy.” It’s a form of gaslighting — telling women that their feelings are just wrong, that they don’t have the right to feel the way that they do. Minimizing somebody else’s feelings is a way of controlling them. If they no longer trust their own feelings and instincts, they come to rely on someone else to tell them how they’re supposed to feel. "

— MEN REALLY NEED TO STOP CALLING WOMEN CRAZY

"And I know, undoubtedly, that I will love you forever. It’s just strange to think it won’t be the way I love you now."

— It’s Odd to Move On

"You’ve never asked me for anything,

And every second of everyday,

I find that I want to give you everything."

— It’s What You Deserve

Finally doing a post after one year, 2 months and 16 days, well, because someone urged me to :D

"It was funny how just when you thought you knew yourself through and through, you stumbled on a new kind of strength, a fresh reserve of power inside you that you never knew you had, and all at once you found yourself burning a little brighter and hotter than you ever had before. "

— Lev Grossman The Magician’s Land

"Don’t judge each other. We all have our own shit. Keep your eyes on yours and your nose out of everyone else’s unless you’re invited in. And when you get the invitation, help, don’t judge. "

— Kim Holden, Bright Side

"If I have gained anything… it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes you’ve made. "

— Jodi Picoult, Perfect Match

"Although it seemed to be the end of the world to me - it wasn’t.

There was a lot more world: cause roads that look set to take you in one direction will sometimes twist back on themselves without ever seeming anything other than straight, … many things get forgiven in the course of a life: nothing is finished or unchangeable except death and even death will bend a little if what you tell of it is told right. "

— Ali Smith, How to be both

"Slowly, painfully, I let go. It was like prying my own fingers off the edge of the cliff. And that hurt too-particularly the falling part, and not being sure what was at the bottom. "

— Robin McKinley, Shadows

"Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red. "

— Kait Rokowski

"Only those who care about you can hear you when you are quiet. "

— Unknown

"People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. When you change for the better, the people around you will be inspired to change also….but only after doing their best to make you stop. Live your truth and don’t EVER stop. "

— STEVE MARABOLI, LIFE, THE TRUTH, AND BEING FREE

"Reading is an escape from the outside world. Everyone needs a little of that to keep their sanity. "

— Kim Holden, Bright Side