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quotefeeling

“I’m going to tell you a secret: You don’t have to believe every thought that pops into your head.”

— B. Dave Walters

thoughtkick

“If you care about someone, you’d be honest with them about everything no matter what it is.”

— Unknown

oshiwambo

thoughtkick

“You must tell yourself, ‘No matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it.”

— Les Brown

bluering8

listen to me, this is so so important: you've gotta get used to really giving it your 60% as a default. like don't half-ass it necessarily but try not to go over 70% or so of an ass. you'll feel better and live a happier more fulfilled life, and on the rare occasions where you do need to lock the fuck in you'll be able to pull off bullshit that the sad miserable wretches giving it their 100% can never dream of, because they're busy draining themselves dry and you have energy reserves to spare.

thehopefulquotes

“Don’t kill flowers growing inside of you for someone who doesn’t appreciate the way you bloom.”

— Billy Chapata

quotefeeling

“Never make fun of someone’s passion because that’s the thing that saves them from the world.”

— Unknown

charlesoberonn

Non-fiction book idea: "Short Story Long"

It takes the very short, single sentence story "I went to the store to get milk" and expands on basically every aspect of that story.

the biological mechanisms that allow you to walk

the history of urban designs and sidewalks

the history of commerce and capitalism

the history of milk consumption

the production of milk from the biological processes inside the cow to the milking, processing, and distributing

the history of credit and the complicated bureaucracy that keeps the financial system operating smoothly

and on and on

Each one of these topics could fill many books by itself. Which means that ironically this book would also have to keep a lot of long stories short or else it'll never be finished.

incorrectbatfam

Damian: I'm grounded?!

Alfred: Yes, you are grounded.

Bruce: You disobeyed an order.

Jason, holding up a shovel: And now we are gonna bury you until you've learned your lesson.

Dick: Jason, that's not how grounding works.

perfectfeelings

“Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses.”

— Socrates

bambistjames

non-writers will never understand the mental illness of writing an entire conversation in your head while doing dishes and then forgetting every word the second you open a blank doc