Take me home

Katie. Living a loner's life.

[thelovejournals]

I feel lonely for the sound of your voice.

Anne Clarke (via thelovejournals)

[wnq-anonymous]

Don’t dwell on things. Don’t stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of sadness.

Rick Riordan (via wnq-anonymous)

[thelovejournals]

Her beauty drowned me. As I sat in front of her I felt that I would do anything mad for her, anything she asked of me. She was color, brilliance, strangeness.

Anaïs Nin (via thelovejournals)

[hplyrikz]

“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (via hplyrikz)

[photography-cnl]

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’

Lewis Carroll (via landscape-photo-graphy)

[wnq-writers]

The flames in her bones weren’t always there. But she was a girl made of fire, the sparks that rapidly fell from her mouth could hurt you easily. She was all about pain; she had no time for cool water.

rainydaysandinkstains (via wnq-writers)

[purplebuddhaproject]

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.

Helen Keller (via dorkvader)

[wnq-writers]

My love for you is something that I could not shout to the whole world. So I’ll just let the stars in the sky spell it out for everyone else to see.

samesounds (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

I am so tired of being strong…of pretending that your memories no longer have a hold on me. I have no idea how to deal with the pain, except pretend that I do not hurt because of you. That I no longer love you, when all I really want is a place in your heart.

yoursforeverbutnottoday (via wnq-writers)

[thelovejournals]

Here’s why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot talk, so I listen very well. I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. People, if you pay attention to them, change the direction of one another’s conversations constantly. It’s like being a passenger in your car who suddenly grabs the steering wheel and turns you down a side street. For instance, if we met at a party and I wanted to tell you a story about the time I needed to get a soccer ball in my neighbor’s yard but his dog chased me and I had to jump into a swimming pool to escape, and I began telling the story, you, hearing the words ‘soccer’ and ‘neighbor’ in the same sentence, might interrupt and mention that your childhood neighbor was Pele, the famous soccer player, and I might be courteous and say, Didn’t he play for the Cosmos of New York? Did you grow up in New York? And you might reply that, no, you grew up in Brazil on the streets of Tres Coracoes with Pele, and I might say, I thought you were from Tennessee, and you might say not originally, and then go on to outline your genealogy at length. So my initial conversational gambit - that I had a funny story about being chased by my neighbor’s dog - would be totally lost, and only because you had to tell me all about Pele. Learn to listen! I beg of you. Pretend you are a dog like me and listen to other people rather than steal their stories.

Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain (via thelovejournals)

[moncts]

I hope that you never, not even for one second, become a secondary character in your own story.

My spanish teacher, giving me some life advice I didn’t know I needed. (via moncts)

[wnq-writers]

It’s saddening just how quickly a person turns into an architect when they’re hurt. Personality becomes an emergency shelter, walls of fear insulated with coldness and harsh words, and people are nothing more than storms to run away from.

Maxwell Diawuoh, Emergency Shelter (via wnq-writers)

[jeziejewelry]

[hplyrikz]

Clear your mind here

[wordsnquotes]

I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.

Douglas Pagels  (via wordsnquotes)

[hallita]

[wnq-writers]

Be like the ocean. Breathtaking to look at, strong enough to not be destroyed, and gentle enough so others find comfort in your presence.

cwbrooke (via wnq-writers)

[aestheticacid]

Having someone in your life with depression and anxiety means being prepared for any and all episodes. There are going to be days where they’ll want to lay in bed all day. Lay with them. Bring them their favorite drink. There will be days where you’ll be out socializing, but at any given notice they’ll start shutting down and want to go home. Watch for these signs, remember them like the back of your hand. There will be days where they’ll be so fragile, and anything can break them. Hold them in your arms while they cry about something that they remembered from years ago, even if they swore they moved on. Do not try to explain to them they need to stop living in the past, now is not the time. Just hold them and show them they are loved. And lastly, there will be days where they will want to be alone and not speak to anyone. Yes, this includes you. Understand this, understand when to give them space. Understand nothing is in spite of you. Just, understand.

Please be an understanding boyfriend, girlfriend, friend and family member of those who struggle. We need you to be. (via aestheticacid)