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“I’m perfectly content being a party of one.”
“We’re not playing the comparison game. Women’s looks are not a competition,
she’s bright and kind and nice and beautiful and nothing like the broken, messed up, unwanted piece of scraps I am,”
Being broken, however, does not equate to being unwanted.
I wonder what it’s like to go through life seeing only the good and never the bad. To wake up excited for another day, eager to sprinkle goodness onto others like pixie dust from a child’s fairytale.
Having a partner does not define a woman.
Carbs are my love language.”
People aren’t projects we bend and mold, shaping them to some higher ideal of a perfect human.
Things change, you know. People, too. Sometimes the stubborn ones take a bit more time,”
“Trust me, you’re not a dark soul. You’re simply searching for the light. There’s a big difference.” “What’s the difference?” “You’re trying, even if you aren’t whole yet. Sometimes, that’s what is most important. Sometimes, trying is half the battle.”
Hurt is hurt, no matter how much time passes.”
I became closed off. Moody. Depressed, if I’m being honest. Using that term was daunting and intimidating, but it’s the truth, and I shouldn’t be ashamed of it.
It may look a little different, but happiness comes in all shapes and sizes.”
Love doesn’t pick the pretty parts to like about someone; it’s all-encompassing.
At the end of the day, isn’t that what we’re all searching for? Someone who welcomes us with open arms, exactly as we are?”
Writing is way too difficult. I’ll stick to reading.”
“Life is short. Take it from me. You think you have all this time. Time to spend with loved ones. Time to be in a mediocre job because you’re not ready to take a leap and try something new. Time to not share feelings with others because you’re afraid of the repercussions. The people that think time is infinite have never lost someone they love. Someone they care about. Someone they’d give anything in the world to have one more minute with.”
“In reality, life is too short to not do what you love. Too short to not give someone a hug or kiss when you’ve been thinking about it for years.
What makes me happiest right now is knowing one day, life is going to be better than this.”
“So, what you’re saying is I’m kind of like an unexpected paradise, huh?”
I’ve always known that people, no matter what they promise or how they feel about you, almost always leave.
An hour with you is better than a hundred without.”
