Sharmaine's Blog

...loneliness can drive even the most alienated person to attempt to make contact with another soul, even when it's via a soulless medium.

...But maybe that's what love is. Maybe it's like a hit-and-run accident; it smashes you before you can think. You do it no matter the cost and you keep on running.

Love is a mystery. It's like an alien abduction. You think you're on earth, and there you are among the stars.

Love is a false construct. It's how people convince themselves that life is worth living.

Experience was the most painful of teachers.

If you want to mess around, that’s fine, just not while I’m in the picture.

Life is not a long vacation, but a constant learning process.

Wisdom and experience don't change the man. Time doesn't change the man. The only thing that changes us is love.

What kills a relationship between two people is precisely the lack of challenge, the feeling that nothing is new anymore. We need to continue to be a surprise for each other.

Love isn't just a feeling; it's an art. And like any art, it takes not only inspiration, but also a lot of work.

The truth can be a hard thing. It's often best left hidden.

We will talk about melancholy, and he'll say that it's a sad word. I'll say no, it's nostalgic, it describes something forgotten and fragile, as we all are when we pretend we can't see the path to which life has led us without asking our permission. When we deny our destiny because it's leading us towards happiness, and all we want is security.

Living is making decisions and dealing with the consequences.

Tortured souls recognize each other and are drawn together in order to frighten the living.

We can't choose our lives, but we can decide what to do with the joys or griefs we're given.

We who have means and a voice must use them to help those who have neither.