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Phases of the moon
But even when the moon looks like it’s waning…it’s actually never changing shape. Don’t ever forget that. Ai Yazawa, Nana, Vol. 14 Like the phases of the moonMy self image also deterioratesThe bad days shadow over me And my confidence fades.Even if sometimes I feel small, I am never actually smaller And after every eclipse […]
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Resplendent
I remember the night I met him. I was at a party. Seventeen and carefree and experimenting with drugs. I already had a few drinks in my system when somebody handed me a little white pill. As soon as I took the pill it felt like I had entered a new dimension. Crossed the barrier […]
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Attraction
Attraction isn’t something that happens only once, with one person. It’s part of what drives humans. Our attraction to each other, to art, to food, to entertainment. Attraction is fun. So when you decide to commit to someone, you aren’t saying ‘I promise I’ll never be attracted to anyone else.’ You’re saying ‘I promise to […]
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Her
May you be in Heaven a full half hour before the Devil knows you’re dead. Irish proverb That’s the last thing she ever said to me. It was a little dramatic if you ask me. But that’s how she was. Everything was extreme for her. She only knew black and white. Good and bad. Happy […]
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Dual nature
Sitting at the beach, mesmerized by the seaI marvel at the thought that the sea that’s bringing us peace at the moment, also has the potential to bring havoc on us. The same wind that’s slowly caressing my skin, playing with my hair, can just as easily engulf me . The rain without which a […]
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Shayari by Gulzar (with English translation)
Din kuch aise gujarta hai koiJaise ehsaan utarta hai koi, Din kuch aise gujarta hai koiJaise ehsaan utarta hai koi, Dil mein kuch yu sambhalta hu gumJaise jevar sambhalta hai koi, Aaina dekh ke tasalli HuiHumko iss ghar mein jaanta hai koi. Ped par pak Gaye hai fal shayadFir se patthar uchalta hai koi, Der […]
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Lost Soul
“Whatever happens in the world is real, what one thinks should have happened is projection. We suffer more from our fictitious illusion and expectations of reality.” – Jacque Fresco You started your life with shining eyes.With hopes and dreamsand endless skies. But somewhere along the line,you lost your way.Realizing it years too late,That it didn’t […]
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Imagination
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Often at the uncertainty of lifeMy brow furrows My imagination runs wild,Reaching new lowsWhile the reality of my life,Is potentially the envy of my fellowsThe worries of tomorrowAre the root of my sorrows
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Homesick
I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven. Little women
My bundle of Quotes
Just want to share some words that I read/heard somewhere which touched me in an intellectual or soulful way.
My bundle of Quotes 