The best feeling in the world is knowing your presence and absence both mean something to someone.
by (via mermaidporn)
by (via mermaidporn)
He asked why people are sad. “That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people’s ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.
by Paulo Coelho (via seabois)
by Paulo Coelho (via seabois)
A woman is not written in braille, you don’t have to touch her to know her.
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by (via ikilledjackjohnson)
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
by George R.R. Martin; Game of Thrones (via tigerlily420)
by George R.R. Martin; Game of Thrones (via tigerlily420)
Just as there was a first instant when someone rubbed two sticks together to make a spark, there was a first time joy was felt, and a first time for sadness. For a while, new feelings were being invented all the time. Desire was born early, as was regret. When stubbornness was felt for the first time, it started a chain reaction, creating the feeling of resentment on the one hand, and alienation and loneliness on the other. It might have been a certain counterclockwise movement of the hips that marked the birth of ecstasy; a bolt of lightening that caused the feeling of awe. Contrary to logic, the feeling of surprise wasn’t born immediately. It only came after people had enough time to get used to things as they were. And when enough time had passed, and someone felt the first feeling of surprise, someone, somewhere else, felt the first pang of nostalgia.
by Nicole Krauss, The History of Love (via whatokay)
by Nicole Krauss, The History of Love (via whatokay)