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"Why are we afraid of the darkness when the light shows us more of the land of nightmares?" I
“An impulse held me fast,-a force turned me around. I said,-or something in me said for me, and in spite of me:- "Thank you, Mr. Rochester, for your great kindness. I am strangely glad to get back again to you; and wherever you are, is my home--my only home."
Wasn't that what we were all doing in some way, trying to belong to something better than ourselves? Trying to evolve our thoughts and expand our minds to different exciting new possibilities. Wasn't that what escapism was all about?
sometimes people become so absorbed in their own happiness, that they fail to see the truth behind a lie.
“Likewise...presumption is, after all, the mother from where all mistakes are born.”
lost in lust, faith in fate, happiness in hope and finally, locked in love.
Where love takes you and the choices you made on which road to travel down…that wasn’t the point. And it wasn’t about the destination either, it was down to who you wanted on that journey with you and who you needed standing next to you when you finally arrived.
“So long…so many lifetimes waiting and now I have you, Keira. Now I have you. Now you’re finally mine…sleep my girl…sleep now, I have you.”
You must understand that God gave life, but that is your gift to do with it how you choose to live it. He does not dictate how you do this, nor does he negate your decisions. You must realise that he is neutral when it comes to your free will, you are a product of your own choices and this sometimes, no matter how terrible, well... they just
happen for a reason.”
“Then answer me this...how can you know the good without the understanding of evil? How can you know happiness without experiencing misery, pleasure without pain? These things are essential parts of life that need to be faced and endured.”
