June 2012
62 posts
“And every one of them words rang true
And glowed like burning coal
Pouring off...”
– Bob Dylan
“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something,...”
– Nora Ephron #RIP (via firstbook)
“The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people...”
– Paulo Coelho, The Zahir (via thatkindofwoman)
“Everybody wants to be on the mountaintop, but if you’ll remember, mountaintops...”
– Andy Andrews (via myquotelibrary)
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Summer
Pool side. Good book. Cherries. Bike ride. Mountain air. Family. Sunshine. Yesterday’s escape to Park City was perfect.
“The pain of sacrifice lasts only one moment. It is the fear of the pain of...”
– (via bunnye)
“If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always...”
– Desiderata
“It’s a mystery of human chemistry and I don’t understand it, some people, as far...”
– Nick Hornby (via thatkindofwoman)
“Does the sun ask itself, “Am I good? Am I worthwhile? Is there enough of me?”...”
– Andrea Dworkin (via The Pale Queen’s Literary Quotes)
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of...”
– Henry Ward Beecher (via myquotelibrary)
“When we met I had no idea how important you would be to me.”
– (via dogoodinthehood)
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Wedding Date
Me: Yay! You're coming home and we'll get to spend time together, and I'll finally have a wedding date!
BF: Woah, don't get any ideas.
Me: I mean you'll be my date. To a wedding.
BF: Oh.
“One of the most important-and most neglected-elements…is the ability to...”
– Thomas Merton
“She did not need much, wanted very little. A kind word, sincerity, fresh air,...”
– Starra Neely Blade
“Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via musingsinfemininity)
“Whatever it is you are really desiring, give it away. If it’s companionship,...”
– Osayi Osar-Emokpae (via myquotelibrary)
“Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on youself....”
– Hank Green (via simplymerryhappy)
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“Even if things don’t unfold the way you expected, don’t be disheartened or give...”
– Daisaku Ikeda (via myquotelibrary)
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“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child...”
– Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Thank you for leaving behind what you did. —Daisy ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Author Ray Bradbury Dies At 91 (via npr)
“I love finding gems. However I’m not talking about ludicrously expensive...”
– George MacDonald (The Runaway State)
