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We do not seek those who need our help. Rather, they must seek us and request our assistance.
People always find a way to justify their hate—and give others an excuse to fall in line. They put words in people’s mouths, plant them like viruses, then watch them spread.
look the world straight in the eye and dare its opinion, to follow my own dreams and chase my own wishes.
Dreams are like waves, babe. You have to wait for the right one to come along, the one that has your name on it. And then when it does, you have to get up and ride it.
people have ways of clinging to ideas that make the world seem nicer than it is.
“Life has a way of letting us know when something’s over. It’s not always pleasant, but it’s always obvious if we’re paying attention.
There is a grief worse than death. It is the grief of a life half-lived. Not because you don’t know what could have been—but because you do. You realize too late that it was there for the taking—right there in your hands—and you let it slip away. Because you let something—or someone—keep you apart.
“She said to keep someone in your heart is to keep them alive forever.
Adding beauty to the world isn’t vanity, chérie. It’s a calling.”
Can it really be called lucky to find someone whose heartbeat matches your own, only to lose them?
“How a person behaves toward us is never about us, Rory. It’s about them.
