One of the best endings to a book.
“If you ride like lightening,
You’re gonna crash like thunder.”
You’re gonna crash like thunder.”
— The Place Beyond the Pine
“It’s alright; it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright. Bright lights in a big city…”
“You keep breaking your promises.”
“Don’t blame the world for your problems, because you’re your problem. But you’re also your solution.”
“Having someone help you doesn’t mean that you’ve failed. It means that you’re not alone.”
— Life as we Know it
“I’m falling for your eyes, but they don’t know me yet.”
— Eddy Ed Ed.
(via this--too--shall--pass)
What is love…?
- “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.” Rebecca- age 8
- “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know your name is safe in their mouth.” Billy – age 4
- “Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” Chrissy – age 6
- “Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri – age 4
- “Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” Danny – age 7
- “Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss” Emily – age 8
- “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” Bobby – age 7
- “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” Noelle – age 7
- “Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” Tommy – age 6
- “My mommy loves me more than anybody You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” Clare – age 6
- “Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” Elaine-age 5
- “Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” Mary Ann – age 4
- “When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” Karen – age 7
- “You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” Jessica – age 8
- A four year old child whose next door neighbour was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry”
“He told me son, sometimes it may seem dark, but the absence of the dark is a necessary part.”
— JM
“First, you think the worst is a broken heart
What’s gonna kill you is the second part
And the third, Is when your world splits down the middle
And fourth, you’re gonna think that you fixed yourself
Fifth, you see them out with someone else
And the sixth, is when you admit that you may have fucked up a little”
What’s gonna kill you is the second part
And the third, Is when your world splits down the middle
And fourth, you’re gonna think that you fixed yourself
Fifth, you see them out with someone else
And the sixth, is when you admit that you may have fucked up a little”
“Be who you are and say what you mean, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
“Sometimes the questions are complicated, but the answers are simple.”
“I’ll protect you from the hooded claw Keep the vampires from your door”
