Then I was somewhere else, and it was bright. A voice said

"If you'd carried on practicing that song you almost got right, you would've been great. Bigger than the Beatles."

It continued

"If you'd carried on working on that book you almost finished, it would've changed the lives of many, many people."

Then it said

"If you'd tried to reach the one you loved just a little bit more, when you almost had them, your life would've been completely different."

And I asked

"Is this what happens when I die?"

And the voice said

"Almost."

I once dated a guy who kept part of himself hidden. He never gave anyone a chance to accept him. And in the end, everyone lost.
— Gossip Girl

Is That Safe?

I hate waiting at red lights even more now because you aren’t there to kiss me until they turn green.

People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life…

— Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia)

"And when I asked you how you’d been I meant I missed you more than I’ve ever missed anything before.”
— I Wrote This For You

“You should tell them the truth. Tell them that if they hold on too tightly, love might cut them. Tell them to hold on tightly anyway. Tell them everything is worth it and that the richness of life is only ever enhanced by its inevitable, brief flashes of sadness and loss.”
— I wrote this for you

The Universe is Arrogant

You know that feeling you get when everything goes perfectly, constantly and nothing’s ever wrong with anyone or anything? Me neither.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.
C.S. Lewis

Things I Want In A Lover

Someone that will kiss me every time they see me.

Things I Want In A Lover

Someone who still makes me think of what could have been.

Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary.
— Oscar Wilde