Thought Dump

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and that’s the beginning and end of everything.

Don’t change so that people will like you. Be the real you and the right people will love you. Don’t stoop to be a counterfeit.

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don’t fight battles that don’t matter.