“My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.”
― Wonder
― Wonder
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Since I met you, I've felt abandoned without your nearness; your nearness is all I ever dream of, the only thing.”
― The Castle
― The Castle
“there is a loneliness in this world so great
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock.
people so tired
mutilated
either by love or no love.
people just are not good to each other
one on one.
the rich are not good to the rich
the poor are not good to the poor.
we are afraid.
our educational system tells us
that we can all be
big-ass winners.
it hasn't told us
about the gutters
or the suicides.
or the terror of one person
aching in one place
alone
untouched
unspoken to
watering a plant.”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock.
people so tired
mutilated
either by love or no love.
people just are not good to each other
one on one.
the rich are not good to the rich
the poor are not good to the poor.
we are afraid.
our educational system tells us
that we can all be
big-ass winners.
it hasn't told us
about the gutters
or the suicides.
or the terror of one person
aching in one place
alone
untouched
unspoken to
watering a plant.”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
“You misinterpret everything, even the silence.”
― The Castle
― The Castle
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