inspiration

"You should never assume. You know what happens when you assume. You make an ass out of you and me because that's how it's spelled."

"Do you really believe in destiny?""How can I not believe in destiny, when there is no difference between my memories and my dreams at night? There's no difference between their reality. And if I dream something first, I remember it later when I am actually walking in the place or looking at the person I first dreamed of. Days later. Or years later. Destiny~ she walks with me."

"If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I would rather be thought of as all of these things, than not love. If in loving, I become the naked woman on the horse, I will ride that horse with my head held high. This is my spirit. I am unbreakable."

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

"Have love for your inner Self and everything else is done for you."

"How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary."

"Because I lay with him… I’ve caught a glimpse of heaven. Or I understand what I need. Or I have the courage to be myself."

"Breathe Through the Pain, It Always Gets Easier with Time."

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

"The Fact That You Have The Ability To Stand On Stage And Sing While You’re Crying Is So Brave."

"I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye."

"Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear."

"Not even waste/is inviolate./The day misspent,/the love misplaced,/has inside it/the seed of redemption./Nothing is exempt from resurrection."

"Why is it the songs all end with the good people winning, but in life they don't?"They don't make songs when the good lose,"I muttered. "They make war chants against the bad. So there won't be any songs for us."

"Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?"

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."

"The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner."

"Sugar, it's no parade but you'll get down the street one way or another, so you'd just as well throw your shoulders back and pick up the pace."

"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."

"Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on."