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1 " Our eventual fate will be the sum of the stories we told ourselves long enough. "
― Crystal Woods , Write like no one is reading 3
2 " I had a dream that Mark Wahlberg and his wife were our neighbors and we had dance parties in our living room and drank wine from Solo cups. I remember being confused as to why they lived in a regular neighborhood, or why it didn't seem to make anyone awkward that I had Marky's Calvin ads up in the living room. "
3 " Some women feel the need to act like they're never scared, needy or hurt; like they're as hardened as a man. I think that's dishonest. It's ok to feel delicate sometimes. Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals. A rose that never wilts isn't a rose at all. "
4 " When I was just a cute little caterpillar, you loved me. So I became a butterfly so you would never leave. "
5 " Life's a battlefield, and we remain loyal to those who fight for us; those who'd die for us. "
6 " I’m passing the bar Where you first got in my car I’m not ashamed to admit That it’s you I won’t forget I saved your cigarettes andBad habits I regret But the hours flew by like cloudsWhenever I had you around Parachute loverTake me awayFrom the plane that went crashing And the earth that’s in flamesSaving you is saving me High above the redwood treesBut down below I see shadows And parachute debris We're drifting like children Along for the rideEach time we find love Another parachute arrivesOur madness will burn As bright as the sunAnd I’ll keep finding lovers But you were the one "
7 " One thing I've learned about myself is that I can accomplish anything I want to. The caveat is that I have to want to do it. I've never been able to forge desire. "
8 " I've had these demons for years, maybe for my whole life. Then you came along to provoke them, expose them, and eventually rid me of them, because I believe you're the only human that can. "
9 " Just as the world spun us into existence, it will spin on long after we are gone. "
10 " A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night. "
11 " I watch you like a mirror, because I see in you what I see in myself. Who we love is a reflection of who we are. "
12 " Sleep is the breakfast of champions. This morning I had two big bowls full, each two hours deep. "
13 " I thirst for love like a camel thirsts for water. I’m going through a desert right now, but I’m searching for the oasis of my life. "
14 " Even though it’s locked in a cage, my heart is a bird that flutters at the sound of her voice, as if trying to fly to the point in the sky where yellow meets blue. "
15 " I’ll repeat phrases over and over in a spiral and use the shape to design a building. Would you rent office space in my I Love You Towers? "
16 " My ticket's been bought, and my luggage is packed. I'm storing both of my bags under my eyes. Or am I just tired from lying awake daydreaming of you? "
17 " People won't buy study guides for a dollar, but they will pay 100 dollars for test answers. A #startup should keep this mentality in mind. "
18 " She bats her eyelashes like I’m throwing baseballs at them. I must be as romantic as Pete Rose’s last name. "
19 " We must make love to find out how it’s made. I don’t know what the ingredients are, but I think we can make a batch or two by morning. "
20 " In today's classroom everybody wins a trophy, even the one kid who actually won. Soon it will be, let's punish that kid for making the other kids feel like losers. "
