please

i'm trying.

i'm figuring it out

and forever

still

peace

writing

“it’s not that i want people to think i am smart, or even that i am a good writer. i write because i want to end my loneliness.”

* jonathan safran foer

patterns

“but in all likelihood, you’re going to keep doing the same old things. you’ll still be the same person. you’ll still cling to your destructive, debilitating habits because your emotional tie to them is so strong–-so much stronger than any dime-store insight you might come up with–-that the stupid things you do are really the only things you’ve got that keep you centered and connected.”

* elizabeth wurtzel

hearts

speak up, would ya?

“if you love someone, tell them, because hearts are often broken by words that are left unspoken.”

* unknown

that's disheartening

i want someone to look at me like this

“i love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. i love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. i love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like i'm nuts. i love that after i spend the day with you, i can still smell your perfume on my clothes. and i love that you are the last person i want to talk to before i go to sleep at night. and it's not because i'm lonely, and it's not because it's new year's eve. i came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”

* when harry met sally

but who is the object?

“one shouldn't be too hard on oneself when the object of one's affection returns the favor with rather less enthusiasm than one might have hoped.”

* the object of my affection

take me away

please

loneliness

“don’t attach yourself to anyone who shows you the least bit of attention because you’re lonely. loneliness is the human condition. no one is ever going to fill that space. the best you can do is know yourself… know what you want.”

* white oleander

the ride

comforting or terrifying?

“what if this is as good as it gets?”

* as good as it gets

lost

carefully.

so true, it hurts

all of it

happy thoughts

simple, it is

song of the month for b

it's been the longest winter without you
i didn't know where to turn to
see, somehow i can't forget you
after all that we've been through

going, coming, thought i heard a knock
who's there, no one
thinking that i deserve it
now i realize that i really didn't know
if you didn't notice you mean everything
quickly i'm learning to love again
all i know is i'mma be ok

thought i couldn't live without you
it's gonna hurt when it heals too
it'll all get better in time
even though i really love you
i'm gonna smile cause i deserve to
it'll all get better in time

i couldn't turn on the tv
without something there to remind me
was it all that easy
to just put aside your feelings

if i'm dreaming don't wanna laugh
hurt my feelings but that's the path
i'll believe in
and i know time will heal it
if you didn't notice, boy, you mean everything
quickly i'm learning to love again
all i know is i'mma be ok

thought i couldn't live without you
it's gonna hurt when it heals too
it'll all get better in time
even though i really love you
i'm gonna smile cause i deserve to
it'll all get better in time

since there's no more you and me
it's time i let you go
so i can be free
and live my life how it should be
no matter how hard it is i'll be fine without you
yes, i will

thought i couldn't live without you
it's gonna hurt when it heals too
it'll all get better in time
even though i really love you
i'm gonna smile cause i deserve to
it'll all get better in time

* Leona Lewis

i forgive you too

reason

declaring

"i have often found that when people declare what they are not, it almost invariably turns out that is exactly what they are."

* bones

not enough...

"do i still love you? absolutely. there is not a doubt in my mind. through all my mind, my ego... i was always faithful in my love for you. that i made you doubt it, that is the great mistake of a life full of mistakes. the truth doesn't set us free. i can tell you 'i love you' as many times as you can stand to hear it and all that does, the only thing, is remind us... that love is not enough. not even close."

* life as a house

change

"you know the great thing, though, is that change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. it can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant. it happened to me."

* life as a house