Corey > Corey's Quotes

“I was lost in my own little world, devouring the pages of my book, taking slow sips of my lukewarm coffee, when an old man with a kind face and a gentle smile approached me. He had silver hair, and he wore a white button-down shirt, and brown trousers. He offered me his hand, and I recall closing my book in haste, taking his hand, and following him across the room, like I knew him. We stopped at a table where a man who looked like he was in his mid-thirties sat alone, immersed in the pages of his book. The old man leads me to the empty chair next to the stranger, and without hesitation, I sat down. Regardless of how perplexed I was by what was going on, I didn’t ask any questions. I didn’t want to. I was too amused by what was happening to me.”
― Corey M.P.

“Jean-Luc takes a deep drag, flips a page of his book, and exhales. The smoke hangs in midair for a second like a ghost flashing through. In my usual world, I would’ve despised the sight and the smell of his cigarette. But this is not my usual world, and this is not my usual self. Instead, the smoke becomes a magical sight and even the smell captivates me.”
― Corey M.P., Hearts and Errors

“what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”
― Charles Bukowski

“You live your life without realizing these things until you take yourself away from the usual stuff, even for a brief moment…only then do you see your life in a different perspective.”
― Corey M.P., High

“I inhale slowly, soaking it all in. I step forward and backward, my neck twisting and turning, memorizing every corner. I feel an instant connection to this place. Something about being here grabs me and infatuates me. I begin taking mental pictures of the narrow alleys decorated with rows of artists and vendors. I start imagining myself dining at the sidewalk cafes, sitting there with Chad during the summer, spring, winter, and fall. I get this strong desire to take off my shoes and walk barefooted on the cobblestones as if I have found my new home.”
― Corey M.P., High

“What’s crazy is…I’m over him. But I’m not over what I allowed the relationship to turn me into.”
― Corey M.P., High

“We all want love. We all need love. And no matter how much we push it away or pretend to deny ourselves of it, our hearts will always desire it.”
― Corey M.P., Hearts and Errors

“Maybe that’s why I wanted to get lost somewhere, because I wanted to be found.”
― Corey M.P., Hearts and Errors

“Your life is where you are now. It’s anywhere you go and anywhere you take it.”
― Corey M.P., High

“What is it about the fall that seems sentimental and romantic? There is something magical and mysterious about the way the leaves drop to
the ground and how they shimmer in red, gold, and brown, creating a blanket of memories. And as you watch the trees become bare, a sweet,
nostalgic feeling exists inside of you as you stroll the sidewalks that glisten with traces of rain, sprinkled across each path like little jewels. Your heart beats in a different rhythm as your thoughts dwell and wander about. You
remember things that should be forgotten because they broke your heart once, and yet you allow them to linger for a while for the sake of reminiscing. You parade with the hopeless romantics and the brokenhearted down
the streets, alone, reliving moments that once were. You hold on to these memories until the last day of fall, hoping that by winter, you will forget them all.”
― Corey M.P., High

“Sometimes it’s good to be a tourist. It slows you down. It makes you value the little things. It makes you take pictures and forces you to remember.”
― Corey M.P., High

“We leave Prince Arthur passing rows of restaurants and bars. Chad comes close to my ear and whispers, “It’s crowded here.” He looks at me and gently grabs my hand.”
― Corey M.P., High

“Traveling is an escape from the norm. It’s a suitcase full of surprises and new adventures. It’s an adjustment to new time zones and new cultures. It’s a refreshing treat that makes you see things clearer. Smell better. Taste better. Traveling opens new doors and sometimes closes old ones. It makes you begin to either value what you have back home or realize that
maybe life is better lived somewhere else, sometimes even with someone else,
or alone. Traveling is a little detour that may lead you to another path and pull you out of old habits, forcing you to experience life, and not simply live by routines and schedules that only limit you and trap you into a cycle. Traveling makes you remember the food you ate, the sight you saw, the man you met a long time ago. Traveling is about meeting people that may
change your life, or whose lives you may change. Traveling is a hop, a skip,
or a leap toward something or somewhere new. Traveling can change you.”
― Corey M.P., High