Decided to clean up my Facebook cuz it was getting crowded.
Soo that means deleting my quotes too.
But I can't let them go so I'm putting them on here :)

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
-Martin Luther King Jr.

The human race is filled with passion and medicine, law, business and engineering. These are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, and love.. these are the things we stay alive for.
-The Dead Poet's Society

"When you judge someone you don't define them, you define yourself."

When your not in love.
When you don't have love
Everybody you know falls in love,
On like the same day.
Even Karen the douchebag falls in love.
Even retarded people in your neighborhood
Are getting married on their front lawns
As you drive by.
What?!? The tards just got married on their lawn?
That's great.
I have nobody and the tards just committed
to eachother for a lifetime of tardyness :)
-Dane Cook

just because you deserve it, doesn't mean
they're going to give it to you. sometimes,
you just have to take whats yours.
-Coach Carter

"Ohana means family &
family means that no one gets left behind.
But if you want to leave, you can.
I'll remember you though,
I remember everyone that leaves."
-Lilo and Stitch

In spite of everything I still believe that
people are really good at heart.
I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation
consisting of confusion, misery and death.
-Anne Frank

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all
is the kind and gentle spirit.
-Anne Frank

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
-Anne Frank

We are the middle children of history, raised by television to believe that someday we'll be millionaires and movie stars and rock stars, but we won't. And we're just learning this fact, so don't fuck with us.
-Fight Club

Lizzie-Only I wish you wouldn't call me My Dear because it is what my father always calls my mother when he is cross about something.
Mr. Darcy- Then what endearments am I allowed?
L- Well let me think, Lizzie for everyday. My Pearl for Sunday and Goddess Divine but only on very special occasions.
D- And what shall I call you when I'm cross? Mrs. Darcy??
L- No.. no. You may only call me Mrs. Darcy when you are completely, perfectly and incandescently happy.
D- Then how are you this evening.. Mrs. Darcy.. Mrs Darcy.. Mrs. Darcy..
-Pride and Prejudice

"Life is so very fragile. We are all vulnerable and we will all fall. We must carry this in our hearts, that what we have is special, that it can be taken from us. And when it is taken from us we will be tested. We will be tested to our very souls, we will all now be tested. It is these times, it is this pain, that allows us to look inside ourselves."
-Coach Taylor FNL

I believe that maturity has more to do with types of experiences you've had & what you've learned from them & less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
-Jimmy Johns "I believe" poster lol

I've had a lot on my mind today.
The guy my bff is seeing now I have never liked.
He's a good friend and ok guy,
But I would NEVER want my friends to date him.
One already did for 4 years and that was never a solid relationship..
Then at work my boss is a prick.
Whatever.
And guys? Should I really be that impressed just cuz he called on my bday.
After I reminded him in a text it was my bday (a lil after 12am)
I think we could be good friends, but nothing more.
We have nothing in common.. but I think I am falling for him still. AH.
I hate living in Bloomington.
40 minutes from my hs friends.
40 minutes from my college friends.
I just want to move back to school into my apartment.
Quit my job and start working at Krannert again.
Get my major/minor set.
And party every weekend.
Is that so much to ask??

Because sometimes life is too hard to take that step outside of the house
Because sometimes all you need is to curl up in a blanket and forget the world
Because sometimes not trying to fix everything today is okay.

Fell in love with Ani DiFranco. Jammin to her while doing this.

FallingIsLikeThis;;

Maybe love, too, is beautiful because it has a wildness that cannot be tamed. I don't know. All I know is that passion can take you up like a house of cards in a tornado, leaving destruction in its wake. Or it can let you alone because you've built a stone wall against it, set out the armed guards to keep it from touching you.

Are there ever adequate words for this experience? When you are suddenly overwhelmed by a wave of feeling, a knowing, when you are drawn to someone in this way? With the strength of the unavoidable?

Even when you're not sure where you're headed, it helps to know you're not going there alone. No one has all the answers, and sometimes the best thing to do is just apologize and let the past be the past. Other times we need to look to the future and know that even when we think we've seen it all, life can still surprise us, and we can still surprise ourselves.

i can't handle all this pain,
all we ever do is fight anyway.
why we even tried i haven't a clue,
with hearts involved theirs way too much to lose.
-Miranda Lambert

i want somebody to sleep with for the rest of my life & cuddle up during a movie, on the couch. stay up all night talking about nothing. challenge me, challenge him. talk about dreams, l[make dreams]l. have fights, the kind that only really matter just as long as youre having them. someone i can wrestle with, play hard sometimes, & not worry about breaking a nail or an arm. a guy who will bring me flowers once in a while. a guy who wants me, maybe even needs me, just a little, enough to hold onto me with everything hes got.

She was tying to figure it all out.
Maybe she liked him..
or maybe she liked the idea of him.

turn those headlights off and let's not make a sound.
whisper in my ear how much you want me around.
if you wanted to tell me how much you would miss me when i'm gone.
now would be the time.

when you said you couldn't live without me, my heart wanted to scream back those same words.
but instead i said 'your going to have to try' and walked away

He reached for her hand
"i don't want to lose you."
His voice was almost in a whisper.
She could feel the tears again,
& she fought them back.
"But you don't want to keep me either, do you?"
To that, he had no response.

and time starts to slow down
and all of these patterns never change
so slow down, because nobody looks at life the same

"It seems that every night recently I find myself having these cherry champagne dreams - these dizzy illusions that leave me nostalgic in the morning, dying for more. I dream of holding hands and chattering to strangers and performing hoodoo rituals in the grass, trying with all my might to float up towards the ceiling and out into somewhere new. I dreamt that I was standing on the trellis, knees shaking in the breeze, and as I looked out to where the concrete and rust of the city used to be, instead I found this great expanse of green - tiny hills and bubbling fountains that covered my backyard and beyond. And the wind swept me away from my unstable perch, whispering in my ear, "Come away, sweet Penelope. Is this really anything new? Believe it or not, this has been here all along - but maybe you were just too blind to see? The world will always be beautiful in one way or another and the people you meet will always have a story to tell. So look past your glorious backyard and look towards the horizon - find that sleepy everyday magic."
-Penelope Bat

Three little birds sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon, so sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
-Corinne Bailey Rae

I love that feeling. You know, the one you get when you take a deep breath and suddenly everything feels like it's going to be okay. When you're hopeless as can be, and life is going nowhere, there's those moments we have every now and then where we just stop, and we get this feeling, that can't be described, but you just.. you just feel like everything really is going to be okay. Like the world stopped spinning for a second, and everything was clear. I need more of those moments.

"After a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn't mean leaving and company doesn't mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises. And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrows ground is too uncertain for plans. After a while, you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much… And you learn that you really can endure. That you really are strong and you really do have worth. And you learn and you learn..."

-Veronica A. Shoffstall

"Pain throws your heart to the ground
, love turns the whole thing around. No it won't all come the way it should,
 but I know the heart of life is good."

-John Mayer

the most important thing in life is to find yourself,
know who you are at all times, and stand by that
for the rest of your life.

I want a big house that sits by the shore
And when I wake up I can watch the tide rise
All of my friends they would live next door
And every night we'd build a fire in the backyard
We'd listen to all our favorite songs
Watch it burn and we sing along
-Hit the Lights

"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.
 In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort.
 In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream.
 And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe."

-Michael Jackson

"Girls are like apples...the best ones are at the top of the trees. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples that are on the ground that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think there is something wrong with them, when, in reality, they are amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree."
— Pete Wentz

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined."
- henry david thoreau

"The most important relationship that you have in your life is the relationship you have with yourself."
-Diane von Furstenberg

& there are so many cars in this city, the same make & year & color as yours. I see at least 25 of them everyday. Of course none of them are ever yours..just constant reminders of you. & it used to be so hard; the sight of each one would tear at my heart and make me feel sick & queasy & a lump would appear in the back of my throat. But lately, when I see one, driving by or parked along a street, more & more I feel okay. Truly okay. & sometimes even a slight wave of relief passes over me, & I catch myself smiling a little. You see, to me you are perfect; but it's taken me until recently to realize that you aren't perfect for me. I was always so scared about what would happen if we didn’t end up together. And I'm finally aware of the fact that deep down, I was even more scared about what would happen if we did.
-I love reading quotes that sound like I wrote them myself..

"Sad thing is, you can still love someone and be wrong for them."
-Elvis Presley.

‘Cause I got a couple dents in my fender
Got a couple rips in my jeans
Try to fit the pieces together
But perfection is my enemy
On my own I'm so clumsy
But on your shoulders I can see
I'm free to be me
-Francesca Battistelli

"i wish it could be simple;
like a retro-pop song.
i want you to want me.
boom. end of story.
we all live happily ever after.
but it's never really like that, is it?"
- john tucker must die

"Some people are settling down, some people are settling, and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.”
–Sex & the City

I want warm summer nights, to lie in a hammock, staring at the stars, telling you stories. I want to dip my toes in the water, to dangle my feet off the edge of the dock and sit leaning forward, looking at you, laughing. To huddle around a fire on the beach, salt water drying into my hair, reading from that book you always carry. I want to sit next to you on a log and sleep next to you in a tent. I want to wake up early and make pancakes over a fire, to wash the dishes in the river while we swim. To build sandcastles and castles-in-the-air. I want to drive home with my bare feet on the dashboard, the windows down, my hair whipped in every direction from the wind rushing through the open windows. I want to hear your voice humming to the tune of the songs on the radio that you don’t know the words to. I want to be able to look at you and smile and not say a word. To have adventures and passion and to truly live.

"People were destined for one another; that’s the romantic idea that young girls have, and I guess part of me still believes it.
"
-Nicholas Sparks

i just need a guy to come up to me & give me a hug & say
"i'm sorry that almost all of my entire gender sucks."

And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd, cause these words are my diary screaming out loud. And I know that you'll use them however you want to.
-anna nalick

Beauty queen of only 18, she had some trouble with herself…
And she will be loved, she will be loved.

He always told her she was beautiful without the make-up. And when they fought, she wouldn't sleep until they made up. On his birthday night, she wanted to kill him. They talked about the names they wanted for their children. Maybe Anoria or Brandon Jr. When she needs to talk, he can't refuse her. They made a great pair, they would team up. I mean when he would cook for her, she would clean up. And no matter the weather; a nice restaurant or a local spot, they had so much fun together. Their dog was like their son in ways. The boy is sorry, he made some mistakes. The girl is confused, she doesn’t know what to do. They’re both kind of singing the blues. The girl starts seeing some other dude, but still tells the boy "he doesn't compare to you". I think they should follow their hearts, like they both did from the start. Cause you can't control fate, and they both know deep down inside, you only get one soulmate.

I believe in love, in arguing, in jamming out by yourself in the car. I believe in smiling til your cheeks hurt and laughing until you cry. I believe in having someone tell you you're beautiful, dancing in the rain, and miracles. I believe in second chances, even if you've completely screwed up.

"What is family? They were the people who claimed you.
In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up,
who stayed in there, regardless.
It wasn't just about blood relations or shared chromosomes,
but something wider, bigger. We had many families over time.
Our family of origin, the family we created,
and the groups you moved through while all of this was happening:
friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers.
None of them perfect, and we couldn't expect them to be.
You can't make any one person your world.
The trick was to take what each could give you and build your world from it."
—Sarah Dessen

"I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me. Love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person. Love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you may be ashamed of. Love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk in a room and smile at you."  

-The OC

all the hardest, coldest people
you meet were once as soft as water.

and that's the tragedy of living.

I looked back on us today, and I honestly don't know why I missed you, why I wanted you back. Sure, at the beginning we were kids rushing into things we had no idea what about, but slowly, instead of trusting you more, I trusted you less, and the more I loved you, the less I loved myself. But now I'm free, and I'm not sorry. I had to get out. I knew it was over long before you said it, sweetheart. And I thought you broke my heart, but you merely made it stronger, made it resilient. Of course I’ll never forget you, but there’s no way I’m ever going back. So goodbye, my first love. Thank you for being such a fabulous waste of time.
-perfectperfectperfect.<3

She was the girl who dreamed, who saw things how they were but never really let it get in the way of her wishful thinking. She laughed more than she cried. She lived with no intentions of ever turning back or regretting anything.

He was her first love; & nothing less than absolutely unforgettable.
But she would never again kid herself into thinking
that he could be a part of her future.
Some promises are better left broken.

"Everyone says that love hurts, but that's not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality, love is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain and makes someone feel wonderful again."
– Twilight

To succeed in life, you need three things:
a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.

People call it passion.  Or lust.  Or obsession.  I don't really care.  When I'm with him, it's the only time I feel completely alive.  If you've never felt the power of that, then I feel sorry for you.

And when we meet, which I’m sure we will,
all that was there will be there still.
I'll let it pass and hold my tongue
and you will think that I’ve moved on.

And every heartache makes you stronger
But it won't be much longer
You'll find love, you'll find peace
And the you you're meant to be
I know right now that's not the way you feel
But one day you will
-Lady Antebellum

it’s the times when you forget who you are
that you are most beautiful.
sometimes, vulnerability sparks an inner beauty
that you never even knew you had.

The opposite sex is the most dangerous
& addictive drug out there.
But the high is unlike anything else.

Secret #5: I still think of you when I hear that song most songs

So I spent today just thinking of ways that I could make that smile shine.
-Stereo Skyline

sometimes i feel like it's not worth it because i hate
having to miss you. i hate having to deal with every
thing i love about you everyday, but not being able
to be with you. i hate it all ...sometimes i even hate
loving you. if only you understood how much you've
dug yourself into my heart. i'm scared if i take you
out i'll bleed to death.

everything changes & nothing's the same, but
as we grow up one thing will remain. I was with you
before & will be to the end, cause nothing on
earth could replace you ; my best friend.

I’m not upset that you lied to me.
i'm upset that from now on, I cant believe you

there are two ways to look at life.
you can complain that the roses have thorns
or you can be happy that the thorns have roses.

So do your heart a favor sweetie.
Just turn around & leave. It may not
be what you think you want.
But it's what you need.

I want to know exactly what makes you tick, I want to know your problems. I want to know what days you`re waking up on the wrong side of the bed, I want to know how many pillows you sleep with. I want to know why you sleep with a window open. I want to know if I`m ever needed, if I`m good enough to keep you warm at night time. I want to know if I even have a chance anymore. I want to know everything about you, whether it be fact or fiction. I want to know your past, your future, your inbetweens. Your favorite colors, your phobias ; everything.

You know when someone special touches your life they always know just the right thing to do or say, they can make you feel better just by being near, they listen with an open heart & understand, they laugh with you when whenever you feel alone, they extend their hand when you need support, they're proud of all that you accomplish, they love you cause you`re you & my life was touched the day I met you

Sometimes you need to stand up for what
you believe in, even if that means standing alone

Maybe the reason why you have to stop loving a person is because fate chose both of you to be friends, where forever is a lot more possible.

There are only two times in my life that I wanna be with you; Now and Forever.

Like the penguins need their wings for deep cold water dives,
Like the earth needs the moon to keep it on course,
When you touch me, I know there is purpose in my life.
Just know I'm all yours.
Come What May

I don’t know why, with such a glorious world as we’ve been provided, with birds, sunshine, beautiful trees and flowers, and the radio, why people don’t get on better than they do.
-The Fortune

Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
-Dalai Lama

“And all the books you’ve read have been read by other people. And all the songs you’ve loved have been heard by other people. And that girl that’s pretty to you is pretty to other people. And you know that if you looked at these facts when you were happy, you would feel great because you are describing “unity.” It’s like when you are excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them. And other times you see the same couple, and they make you so mad. And all you want is to always feel happy for them because you know that if you do, then it means you’re happy, too.”

Do things that average people don't understand,
because those are the only good things. -Andy Warhol

Lets be hasty, lets be reckless
just being with you leaves me breathless.

If you love someone, you take the time to argue with them.

It’s laughing with your friend at a time when you shouldn’t. It’s the sweat in your palms wanting to know someone you see and the pit in your stomach when they actually see you. It’s being touched by hands that aren’t your own. It’s the thrill of an escape that almost wasn’t. It’s the embarrassment you feel, naked for the first time. It’s helping a friend find something they lost. It’s a smile, a joke, a song. It’s what someone does that they like doing. It’s what someone does that they like remembering. It’s the thinking of things you may never do and the doing of things you may never have thought. It’s the road ahead and the road behind. It’s the first step and the last and every one in between, because they all make up the good life

While you were sleeping I figured out everything. I was constructed for you, and you were molded for me. Now I feel your name, coursing through my veins. You shine so bright it's insane, you put the sun to shame.

"Eric knows how much I love animals, so if he's on the road and sees an animal that's been hit by a car, he'll call me at home to tell me to drive a different route. This way, I won't see the animal and get upset. He'll also call me if he sees baby animals on his way to work so I can be sure to take that same route and hopefully see them too." -Lara Kretler

"Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours. They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour. What will you do with this priceless treasure? Remember, you must use it, as it is given only once. Once wasted you cannot get it back."

And the sparks ignited the fire, the passion fueled the desire, and I may walk a thin wire, but when I fall through the sky, I think I might fly, yeah, I think I might fly.

So yesterday I literally felt like shit.
I can't believe I am well enough to be sitting here typing this now.
Everything that could of hurt did.
I spent most of the morning curled up on my bed.
Hugging the toilet.
Or curled up on my bathroom floor.
I was PATHETIC!
Antibiotics + tylenol + lots of sleep = amazing.

On a positive note..
I am test driving my potential first car tomorrow :))
Keeping those fingers crossed :x

Essential for a house to feel like home;
Pets happily greeting me everytime I walk through the door
Pictures of family and friends lining the hallway
Two tall trees in the backyard with a hammock tied between
And the love of my life laying next to me every night <3

And the scariest thing isn't that I haven't found love yet
But the fact that I don't want to.
Maybe I am scared to have my heart broken again,
Or don't want to be so vulnerable.
Then again, maybe I'm still trying to find myself.
Because in order to give your-whole-self to someone
You have to have a pretty damn good idea who it is you are giving away.

OhSummertime;;

The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.

I got my whole heart laid out in front of me, and I finally can see the way its always been; the need for peace starts from within. -Devendra Banhart,  'Seahorse'

And I can rest assured that love will always cure you. No matter what the sickness is, no matter what hurts you. And if you give it, I have learned it will all be returned, if you only give love.

Love - a wildly misunderstood although highly desirable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker