March 2011
53 posts
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more...”
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t...”
– Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum (via uponswallows)
I adore him
I was taken aback by how fragile he looked. It had been quite some time since i memorised his face. It seemed to be flooded with more wrinkles now. All i saw were unspoken anxiety and overwhelming love for the ones around him. He stood so strong all these years, and was once my idol, someone i truly admired. That beautiful picture i drew for him shattered when the tough guy broke down a few years...
Things never change
I am shaken awake by a loud hail from the outside. It is chaos, something i am supposed to be familiar with by now, yet i dread it, every minute of it. I never want to be used to it. After all the thinking ‘i’m so numb to the shit’, it comes back and still hurts, cause they mean the most to me. I stop giving so much, for fear of unworthiness. Once bitten twice shy. It always go...
“Perfect is not just about control, it’s also about letting go.”
– Thomas Leroy, Black Swan (via quote-book)
Listen
You learn
“After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t always mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t always promises and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.
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“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via fortheloveofpretty)
“Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the...”
– Norman Vincent Peale (via bangthebullet)
Show me you care
That night, i went all out just to get a gift for my sister’s 21st. I actually barged in a shop with a sign stated ‘Closed’ right outside and asked for an exception to let me in. They agreed upon such an urgent plea. There, the shop lighted up, just for me. I felt like a guilty VIP.
Another night, i called my sick cousin up to ask about his condition. Surprised by me making the...
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to...”
– Audrey Hepburn (via kari-shma)
Those words, They never go away They live on, even...
