#relationships

"Relationships are treated like Dixie cups. They are the same. They are disposable. If it does not work, drop it, throw it away, get another.Committed bonds (including marriage) cannot last when this is the prevailing logic. Most of us are unclear about what to do to protect and strengthen caring bonds when our self-centered needs are not being met."

"War [10w] When leaders threaten war,they’re breaking dirt on our graves."

"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."

"The wealthier I get, the more money I will have to not have, because my goal in getting is giving, and nothing is better than charity."

"Lubbock, Texas Haiku Oil wells, Hub of the Plains.Stinks like an armpit."

"Hellman's Mayonnaise: Bring out the Hellman's and bring out the best... ...artery clogger since Burger King’s Triple Whopper with Cheese."

"Love is a Gamble [10w] Love's a gamble ~ better lose than never spin the wheel."

"Hypocrisy [10w] Religion without hypocrisy doesn't exist;that's man's imperfection, not God's."

"What lies beneath the Semblance? What lies beneath the semblance.What lies beneath the semblance of lies.What lies beneath the semblance of lies!Lies lie beneath her semblance.Lies lie beneath her semblance.Lies, lies and more lies!"

"Just remember that the only question in a house is who is to rule. The rest is only dancing around that, trying not to look it in the eye."

"Cormorant’s Flight [10w] The cormorant’s flight is the first shadow of the wave."

"Someone asked me about the difference between love and lust. Hmmm. That will take a little thought. How to tell the difference? Well, for guys, if she looks better AFTER you've made love to her than before, that might be love. If you find yourself itching to get out the door afterward, probably just lust, y'know?"

"I love you, he thought, because you are honest with me and because you are willing to speak the truth to me when others might seek to curry favor instead. I love you because you are in this bed with me, not trying to conceive the much-awaited next generation of Windhams, but just holding my hand.-- Gayle Windham"

"A beautiful thing happens when we start paying attention to each other. It is by participating more in your relationship that you breathe life into it."

"When you walk a life of honesty, you live a life of truth."

"Friendship is not by force but by choice.You can never please everybody, he who aims to please everybody will end up pleasing nobody."

"You can be in love and you can be in a relationship. But they’re not always the same thing."

"I could now see her the way she actually is and not in the distorted way my mind presented her to me when I was trying to find a reason to reject her and move on"

"The Moon The moon's a pearl among the starry gems,more cultured than the rest of them.A blemished diadem of charcoaled nightthat chaperons the sun back to the light."

"Each piece of glass is another piece of myself I gave to him. It's too bad I didn't keep any pieces for myself."