May 2013
And for some reason, a part of me just gave up on the world.
“The SAT is a scam. It has been around for 50 years. It has never measured...”
– John Katzman, founder of The Princeton Review (via madgay)
April 2013
“There are times when I doubt everything. When I regret everything you’ve taken...”
– The Lover’s Dictionary (David Levithan)
I’m trying to practice not letting small things bring my happiness down. It’s not easy, but I understand that nothing is ever easy in this life. Especially when it comes to building character, it will always require patience and effort. I like to believe that I’m putting in the effort, it’s just a matter of remaining patient that’s challenging me.
“She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things...”
– Joanne Harris (via rabbitinthemoon)
I just don’t understand why my life has to be determined by test scores.
Going to Chicago tomorrow night. I’m so lucky to have opportunities where I get to travel across the country yearly. Seriously.
I am extremely excited.
March was something else.
March 2013
Neurolove.me: Ways to Relieve Stress →
mindmotivation:
Stress is something we all deal with. Whether it’s from work, family, friends, relationships, or financial problems, we all live with it. A little stress can be good for you but too much is where it does harm. Here are some ways I found useful for dealing with stress.
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lilytrang:
For a little while, I thought we were like the stars dancing among the darkness in the night sky until I realized I was all alone and you were the sun dancing in the vast blue sky.
“That’s why I like you… You are so busy being you that you have no idea how...”
– John Green (via aurelle)
“Do not fall in love
With people like me.
people like me
will love you so hard...”
– (via shiftinconsciousness)
mailorderwife:
It’s really cute when boys talk about their fears bc it makes them vulnerable and easier to destroy
“This is a poem about
how you never get what you want
when you want it.
About...”
– Meagan Grisham, “To My Daughter When She Falls in Love” (via kleineperle)
8 Wake-Up Calls You Need to Receive →
marcandangel:
For my 17th birthday, many moons ago, my grandfather on my mom’s side gave me four used flannel shirts that he no longer needed. The shirts were lightly worn and in great shape; my grandfather told me he thought they would look great on me. Unfortunately, I thought it was an odd gift at the time and I wasn’t thankful. I looked at him skeptically, gave him a crooked half-smile,...
“I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as...”
– Franz Kafka, from a diary entry dated 23 March 1914, (via floweranatomy)
“You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like...”
– (via whitekittymilk)
“You’re alive. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make...”
– Neil Gaiman (via littlefoxpaws)
“We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via -fuckthepeople)
bluejaysong:
Laura Welsh — Hollow Drum
“Admit it. You aren’t like them. You’re not even close. You may occasionally...”
– Timothy Leary (via oscillating-wildly)
“Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things—they save you.”
– Chuck Palahniuk, Haunted (via perfect)
“I know pretty much what I like and dislike; but please, don’t ask me who I am.”
– Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (via helloimyellow)
