June 2013
May 2013
“If you live in the dark a long time and the sun comes out, you do not cross into it whistling. There’s an initial uprush of relief at first, then-for me, anyway- a profound dislocation. My old assumptions about how the world works are buried, yet my new ones aren’t yet operational.There’s been a death of sorts, but without a few days in hell, no resurrection is possible.”
—Mary Karr, Lit: A Memoir (via emotional-algebra)
“If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), “Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?” chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.”
—Steven Pressfield (via emotional-algebra)
“Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen.”
—Frances Hodgson Burnett (via emotional-algebra)
“You have so many layers, that you can peel away a few, and everyone’s so shocked or impressed that you’re baring your soul, while to you it’s nothing, because you know you’ve twenty more layers to go.”
—Craig Thompson, Carnet de Voyage (via emotional-algebra)
“It is okay to be at a place of struggle. Struggle is just another word for growth. Even the most evolved beings find themselves in a place of struggle now and then. In fact, struggle is a sure sign to them that they are expanding; it is their indication of real and important progress. The only one who doesn’t struggle is the one who doesn’t grow. So if you are struggling right now, see it as a terrific sign — celebrate your struggle.”
—Neale Donald Walsch (via emotional-algebra)
“Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.”
—Osho (via emotional-algebra)
“Relax. You will become an adult. You will figure out your career. You will find someone who loves you. You have a whole lifetime; time takes time. The only way to fail at life is to abstain.”
—Johanna de Silentio (via emotional-algebra)
“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”
—Steve Maraboli (via emotional-algebra)
“You happened to me.
You were as deep down as I’ve ever been.
You were inside me like my pulse.” —Marilyn Hacker, from Nearly A Valediction (via naisae)
You were as deep down as I’ve ever been.
You were inside me like my pulse.” —Marilyn Hacker, from Nearly A Valediction (via naisae)
“People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.”
—Lemony Snicket (via stxxz)
“Love and respect yourself and never compromise for anything. And then you will be surprised how much growth starts happening of its own accord.. as if rocks have been removed and the river has started flowing.”
—Osho (via emotional-algebra)
