“When a relationship is birthed out of convenience or proximity or chemistry alone, it is bound to fail. We need more than a person’s physical presence to maintain a meaningful connection, but we routinely keep people around because… well, simply because they’re already around.”
— The Minimalists
“I am homesick for a place I am not sure even exists. One where my heart is full. My body loved. And my soul understood.”
— Melissa Cox
“A bad relationship is like standing on broken glass, if you stay you will keep hurting. If you walk away, you will hurt but eventually you will heal.”
— Autumn Kohler
“Stop trying to change someone who doesn’t want to change. Stop giving chances to someone who abuses your forgiveness. Stop running back to the place where your heart ran from. Stop trusting their words and ignoring their actions. Stop breaking your own heart.”
— Unknown
“Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell not stuff to show.”
— Unknown
“Nothing better than memories, and there is nothing worse than them.”
— Anton Chekhov
“Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow’s a fresh opportunity to make it better.”
— Unknown
She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn’t beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (via quotemadness)
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stop setting yourself on fire for people who will turn their backs while you burn.
She did not need much, wanted very little. A kind word, sincerity, fresh air, clean water, a garden, kisses, books to read, sheltering arms, a cozy bed, and to love and be loved in return.
Starra Neely Blade (via quotemadness)
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Technically, he wasn’t an ex-boyfriend, but he was an ex-something. An ex-maybe. An ex-almost.
Unknown (via quotemadness)
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To love is not weak. Love is the strongest thing there is.
Jennifer L. Armentrout (via quotemadness)
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The quality of an abode is in its location, the quality of the heart is in its depths, the quality of giving lies in trust…
Laozi, Daodejing, Mair tr. (Ch 8)
Some people make you feel safe in this world, Not because they understand you deeply But because they love you despite everything.
Kriti.G (via quotemadness)
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