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.