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"Character—the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life—is the..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:06 -1000

“Character—the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life—is the source from which self-respect springs.”

- Joan Didion

"Freedom is not given to us by anyone we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice."

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:15:23 -1000

“Freedom is not given to us by anyone
we have to cultivate it ourselves.
It is a daily practice.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh (via awelltraveledwoman)

"When you are recognized, it is an expression of love; when a present is given to you, it is an..."

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:28:06 -1000

“When you are recognized, it is an expression of love; when a present is given to you, it is an expression of love; when someone communicates to you, it is an expression of love; when someone smiles at you, it is an expression of love. All these are expressions of love.”

- Yogi Bhajan

"Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it - that is your..."

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:17:12 -1000

“Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it - that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything. There is a truth to that. We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing - an actor, a writer - I am a person who does things - I write, I act - and I never know what I am going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun.”

- Stephen Fry (via thatkindofwoman)

"It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer."

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:24:19 -1000

“It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”

- Joseph Campbell

"I was by myself for a pretty long time. I needed to do that. I think everyone that I know has wanted..."

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:24:51 -1000

“I was by myself for a pretty long time. I needed to do that. I think everyone that I know has wanted to do that or needed to do that at some point. I think when you spend enough time when it’s quiet around you and you don’t open your mouth for three or four days, there’s parts of your brain that can kind of rest. I think when we’re out in the world and we have to talk to people, we edit ourselves. You know, we have to like, act a little bit. As honest as we may be as humans, when we’re out here, we’re all kind of wearing mirrors on our faces. You know, constantly reacting to how to react to the people around you. And I think when you’re alone for a long enough time, you can feel a lot more peace.”

- Justin Vernon (via awelltraveledwoman)

"Fear never helps relationships."

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:19:09 -1000

“Fear never helps relationships.”

- Stevie Nicks

"Take me to your trees. Take me to your breakfasts, your sunsets, your bad dreams, your shoes, your..."

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:37:06 -1000

“Take me to your trees. Take me to your breakfasts, your sunsets, your bad dreams, your shoes, your nouns. Take me to your fingers.”

- Margaret Atwood, Good Bones (via thatkindofwoman)

"You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free."

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:31:54 -1000

“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh (via phmancus)

"I think things are beautiful when you don’t plan them, and you don’t have any expectations, and..."

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:31:24 -1000

“I think things are beautiful when you don’t plan them, and you don’t have any expectations, and you’re not trying to get somewhere in particular.”

- Alison Mosshart (via modernhepburn)

"What you are is a complicated girl with simple needs. You need your books and time to read, and you..."

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:55:00 -1000

“What you are is a complicated girl with simple needs. You need your books and time to read, and you need a few friends and you need someone—not to take care of you, but to care for you. If you have all those things, you’ll always be alright.”

- “Breakable You” by Brian Morton (via thatkindofwoman)

"It feels good to think about you when I’m warm in bed. I feel as if you’re curled up there beside..."

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:39:53 -1000

“It feels good to think about you when I’m warm in bed. I feel as if you’re curled up there beside me, fast asleep. And I think how great it would be if it were true.”

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood (via youngfolksociety)

"The hardest part of writing is writing."

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:49:16 -1000

“The hardest part of writing is writing.”

- Nora Ephron

"You can be aware that you want to improve yourself, but not because you believe you are not good..."

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:13:18 -1000

“You can be aware that you want to improve yourself, but not because you believe you are not good enough. It is possible to improve yourself without rejecting yourself. By having this awareness and not judging yourself, you have already improved. If you accept yourself, you no longer judge yourself or find yourself guilty. If you don’t find yourself guilty, you will not punish yourself, and right away things start changing for the better.”

- don Miguel Ruiz

"It is only when we give to ourselves as passionately as we give of ourselves that we create the life..."

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:18:46 -1000

“It is only when we give to ourselves as passionately as we give of ourselves that we create the life we want and deserve.”

- Suze Orman

"There can only be a relationship between human beings when we accept what is, not what should be."

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:59:09 -1000

“There can only be a relationship between human beings when we accept what is, not what should be.”

- J. Krishnamurti

"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not twist them to fit our..."

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:58:43 -1000

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”

- Thomas Merton

"The words you speak become the house you live in."

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:54:54 -1000

“The words you speak become the house you live in.”

- Hafiz

aseaofquotes: Thornton Wilder, Our Town

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:13 -1000

aseaofquotes:

Thornton Wilder, Our Town

"This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more..."

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:26:39 -1000

“This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess of that precious nourishing love from which flowers and children have their strength and which could help all human beings if they would take it without doubting.”

- RILKE