Thoughts Written

“Be the love you never received.”

“So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More compassionate? Decide. Breathe in. Breathe out, and decide.”

“Life went on without you. Of course, it did. Of course, it does. It was just an ending, not the end.”

“It’s time to distance yourself from the people who let you down, the inconsistent ones.”

“Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just… start.”

“I see the difference now, between loving someone from afar and loving someone up close. When you see them up close, you see the real them, but they also get to see the real you.”

“Be with someone that makes you happy.”

“To have someone understand your mind is a different kind of intimacy.”

“Why can’t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?”

“A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you but only you can save yourself.”

“I never realized what a big deal that was. How amazing it is to find someone who wants to hear about all the things that go on in your head.”

“I’ve reinvented myself once. And I can do it again.”

“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.”

Growing up means realizing that being brutally honest with yourself is the highest form of self-preservation.

“Making love was never about you and me in a bed. We made love whenever we held hands.”

“I always find my thoughts wandering back to you.”

“Don’t be a victim of your own mind.”