It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of the struggle itself, not what you win.
Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.
Every single person has at least one secret that would break your heart. If we could just remember this, I think there would be a lot more compassion and tolerance in the world.
— Frank Warren | Submitted by: wecanallbesaved (via
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Dreams are always crushing when they don’t come true. But it’s the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable. You’re always close enough to touch, but never quite close enough to hold and it’s enough to break your heart.
I heard the teardrop hit my pillow before I even knew I was crying.
to have feelings for a person
is taking all your time thinking
of things to say to that someone
staying up late into crackhead hours
then waking up to drink cups after cups of coffee
as you realize you’ve just smoked all your cigarettes
but still have nothing to say but ‘how are you’
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.