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“Being married someday is going to be so cool. like you get to come home to your best friend every single day and just do life together.”

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“Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.”

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“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”

— The Notebook

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“It’s become very apparent to me that the older you are the less praise you’re going to get. When you’re 3 and you paint a picture outside the lines, they give you gold stars. When you’re 10 and you score a goal, they take you out for ice-cream. But when you’re 17 and struggling to fit in, no one gives you a hug just for making it through the day. And when you’re 23 and pulling long hours at the office, no one asks if you’re alright. And you start to wonder if you are, if there’s a point to any of it. The answer is yes. Because good work, real good work that shapes your character, doesn’t need to be acknowledged. You grow in the silences, in the reflections, in the inhales and exhales that let you know you’ve made it from one moment to the other.”

— Unknown (via perfeqt)

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The pain I carry,

Residing behind my eyes.

No solace will I seek,

To the misery, I hide.

I say a little prayer for my soul,

In times of trouble and insanity.

Don’t look for answers,

Just embrace my darkness.

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“Remember that you were art long before he came to admire you, and you’ll continue to be art even when he’s gone. A masterpiece is still a masterpiece when the lights are off, and the room is empty.”

— Charlotte Beier

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“Without pain, How could we know joy?”

— John Green

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“If I’ve learned one lesson from all that’s happened to me, it’s that there’s no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.”

— Sophie Kinsella

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““Friendship … is born at the moment when one man says to another “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself …””

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“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

— Alice Walker (via naturaekos)

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“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

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“You have to meet people where they are, and sometimes you have to leave them there.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

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““If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?””

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“It’s never too late while you’re breathing.”

— Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior’s Apprentice (via perfectquote)