The Truth About Everything Quotes

“Whenever you feel hopeless, all you need to do is go outside and realize that you have been molded into human form for some reason. You are somewhere you may never be again. Your actions, no matter how inconsequential you think they may be, have been essential.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Because if everything were explained, there would be nothing left to figure out.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“I remember the first time I heard your voice. I can still remember telling you how soothing I found it, how much it calmed me. It still does, even though we’re strangers. You’re silent, but your words are still very much alive in me. You are my home, even though the door is locked and the lights are off. It’s not a choice as much as it is a beautiful nagging that’s nearly impossible to ignore. But I’m locked out, left to wander, and I’ve found myself here. I know I left in a childish fit, and you locked the iron gate so tightly; you had to. So I was left out in the darkness, just me and the shadows that haunted me, the ones that led me away from you to begin with. You left me outside to face them. You wouldn’t let me lean on you to deal with them anymore. You are my home because you are the place I choose to return to over and over again. The place that, even when painful, means the most. You are my home because you have made me who I am, whether or not you realized what you were doing. You are my home because you showed me the best kind of love there is. You showed me real, genuine, love-you-so-much-it-hurts-and-changes-me-at-my-core love. It was a blissful combination of finally feeling alive mixed with the most painfully difficult challenge I never thought I’d have to deal with. I didn’t know I could ever feel so strongly that I’d end up there. And yet, I still believe, that although that love may have been all of those challenging things, it was still unconditional, undeniable, and above all, beautiful. Miraculous. And that’s what keeps me at your door.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“The way to stop hate is to stop hating. Be better. Never stop seeking the extraordinary. Never fail to forget your role as a creator of your own life. You choose tomorrow, and you create what is. Make sure it’s what you want. Be happy. I love you. Find other people that love you as well. Be with them.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Focus on what does, and what will, matter: the things you won't always have. You will not have all of your family members around forever. You may not be in close proximity to a friend a few years down the line. You will never be right where you are again, and you will look back and wish you took advantage of everything right now has to offer.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Mind over matter. 10% what happens, 90% how you react. Always.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“The privilege to be able to read.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“The thing about people is that we don't change unless not changing becomes the less comfortable option.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“You are the only person who can heal yourself. Nobody else will ever be able to alleviate your burdens.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“What is love if not just interest, fascination, enthusiasm and the desire to continue an experience with someone? It is not a sustained sense of joy, although joyousness i a part of the experience of love. And when people say you have to love yourself, it means just that: Be interested in what you're doing, be enthusiastic for what you will do and desire to continue the experience that you're having.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Acceptance, while very important, will not solely bring you happiness, although it will bring peace, which is a crucial factor. Acceptance in combination with interest will.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Joy will come and go, as will sorrow and suffering. What makes all of it worthwhile is feeling as though you have a purpose and discovering that which compels your mind and soul.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Happiness, in my opinion, is making your mind a more interesting place to live in. It does not mean eternal joy, because that is simply not realistic and if joy were constant it would become the norm and therefore we would be desensitized to it. Happiness is to generate enthusiasm and ignite curiosity.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Happiness is the desire to continue to experience. The times in my life when I am the most happy are when I am interested in something (living a passion) and I'm so engrossed in how this passion intrigues me that my other concerns seem to fall to the wayside.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Happy people know suffering more than anyone else, and that's how they can see just how damn beautiful their lives are. It's because they've seen the depths,”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“The idea of a universe that knows more than we do and guides us when we most feel that we are alone is an idea that has been discussed and perpetuated for years. I hope that you consider this within the context of your own struggles. This too shall pass, my friends.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“Fate is an act of your own volition.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“The only person I was looking to please was me. I was the problem and I was the answer all along.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“No two people see everything the same way, so how is there anything definitive, when it's all a matter of perspective.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything

“I remember the first time I heard your voice. I can still remember telling you how soothing I found it, how much it calmed me. It still does, even though we’re strangers. You’re silent, but your words are still very much alive in me. You are my home, even though the door is locked and the lights are off.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Truth About Everything