"Why should I apologize for the monster I've become? No one ever apologized for making me this way." -unknown
"But at some point you have to stop being so angry, you have to stop being so sad, you have to stop killing yourself and start being gentle with yourself. At some point you have to just let it all go and be happy, you have to spread love instead of being afraid of it. You have to love yourself and everyone around you before its too late. Don't waste away being unhappy over trivial things dear. Don't do it. Don't do it to yourself and don't let other people do it to you." -aboutnik
"You think you've seen her naked because she took her clothes off? Tell me about her dreams. Tell me what breaks her heart. What is she passionate about, and what makes her cry? Tell me about her childhood. Better yet, tell me one story about her that you're not in. You've seen her skin, and you've touched her body. But you still know as much about her as a book you once found, but never got around to opening." -Dominic Matthew Jackson
Stars are not small or gentle. They are writhing and dying and burning. They are not here to be pretty. I am trying to learn from them. -Caitlyn Siehl, Sky Poem
"You can't keep dancing with the devil and ask why you're still in hell." -Unknown
"You ruin your life by desensitizing yourself. We are all afraid to say too much, to feel too deeply, to let people know what they mean to us. Caring is not synonymous with crazy. Expressing to someone how special they are to you will make you vulnerable. There is no denying that. However, that is nothing to be ashamed of. There is something breathtakingly beautiful in the moments of smaller magic that occur when you strip down and are honest with those who are important to you. Let that girl know that she inspires you. Tell your mother you love her in front of your friends. Express, express, express. Open yourself up, do not harden yourself to the world, and be bold in who, and how you love. There is courage in that." -Bianca Sparacino, How To Ruin Your Life (Without Even Noticing That You Are)
"Sometimes it feels better not to talk. At all. About anything. To anyone." -Breaking Bad
you are most beautiful whenever you are most comfortable. whenever you are most, you. -Donte Collins
word of the day: querencia
Spanish (n.) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self
"I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people's eyes when they realize they're in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they have forgotten their surroundings. I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with people and their honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns and their smeared makeup and their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words." -Unknown
"Destroy the idea that men should respect women because we are their daughters, mothers, and sisters. Reinforce the idea that men should respect women because we are people." -Radleigh Lauren
"Don't settle. Don't finish crappy books. If you don't like the menu, leave the restaurant. If you're not on the right path, get off it." —Chris Brogan
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"Make yourself a priority. At the end of the day, you're your longest commitment." —Unknown
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The sad thing is, Kirkup said, "Suicide doesn't end the pain. It just passes it on to someone else."
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Can I tell you a secret? You don't have to be in a relationship.
I mean it. I know they force it down your throat until you choke on it. Girls aren't pretty unless they're wanted. Boys aren't men unless they're having sex with someone. People aren't lovable until they're dating someone.
But a relationship won't always make you happy, and as wonderful as romance is, it isn't the only love that exists. I have seen friendships that are deeper and more pure than couples who swear it's forever - and yet the friendship is the one people ignore.
I have heard so often "nobody loves me" out of the mouths of people who are single. And it kills me because if you ask them: where are your parents, your teachers, your classmates, your pets - they say, yes, okay, but it doesn't count. Of course it counts, love doesn't diminish just because someone doesn't want to have sex with you. In fact, doesn't it sort of make that love more real that they want nothing - not even a date - out of you?
It is pretty to be in love. It's magical, I'm sure. But it's also wonderful to stop for ice cream in your prom dress with six other girls. It's also wonderful to go visit the world with nothing but a bunch of buddies who are really excited about learning.
The problem is: we've made everything about "the one". But maybe "the one" is just you, loving yourself, having fun, and being happy. Maybe instead of looking for our other halves, we should be piecing ourselves together.
Maybe I wasn't born unfinished. Maybe I am the one who makes myself better. —Single serving size // r.i.d aka inkskinned
illustration by Fernanda Schallen
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