J. Lynn Quotes
Affliction equips the suffering to empathize with others in anguish and not only does it strengthen them, it enables them to be consoling comforters in a world full of hurt.
How much pain a person detains may be proportionate to the pain they spare others when they'd rather hurt than hurt another.
It is my belief that marriage is made holy by two souls in communion, not by the order of the law.
"The less random stuff you hear about, the more room in your ears for music, that's what I always say" -Paisley
Sometimes, having friends who were like family was a good thing, and sometimes, it was like having an endless supply of very nosy, very irritating siblings.
Some families are an odd melting pot of strangers with the occasional offering of obligation.
Home isn't a place. It's not having a bed to come home to, or a yard, or a Christmas tree at the holidays. Home is the people who love you.
Friday night's alright for fightingSaturday, Sunday, Monday tooEvery night is a night of fightingWith family and friends like you
I'm sick of the images trapped in my headI'm sick of being preoccupied with the dead
Because I think people must be the same everywhere. Only these people are in my bones.
I can't help it. You bring it out in me, " he accused. "No, " I said. "You're choosing to let me get to you. Don't. It's all in the mind.
You want power-either because you've already had a taste of it and want more, or because you've been made to feel powerless for too long.
Power, a paycheck and control do sick things to those who have the illusion of possessing it.
The universe gets more disorderly all the time.
So many stars are popping out above us it seems you could almost dip your fingers up there and come out with a handful of stars.
We don't know where Millie went, and we don't know if we'll see her again, but there's no reason not to hope. We don't know the answers, and maybe that's a nice thing.
If its danger you seek, come on over. I covet tranquility but beget the tempest storm.
Grab tightly to the reigns of passion and ride into glory for without it life would be stagnant and you would be a spirit without cause.
...if you project the image you wish the world to see, eventually it will become reality.
Joy – in the fall, winter, and always in the mountains where people are few, wildlife is abundant and there is peace in the quiet.
Tell me, who is behind a great woman? That's right. No one. She has to get there herself.
People like us are dead to society unless we’re pretentious, tell people what they want to hear, take off our clothes, or pretend to be like them.
One woman's definition of success may not be another's. Is success, as the world defines it, an accomplishment in a society this sick?
Be very careful what you try with that. I’m not as strong as I should be.” His breath was ragged, and irregular. “And you are stronger than you know.
For those who have learned what suffering is early on, you have prepared ahead of the pack so that you can take care of the pack.
Her scar tissue, which she seems to amass both physically and mentally, may not be pretty, but they have become tougher than if she had never been wounded at all.
I don't admire the person who hides from the world and claims enlightenment. To be purified you have to be tested and there is no better test of strength than dealing with other people.
We start our sometimes tedious, sometimes exciting, often times sad and stressful march to the grave the moment we're born, so it might as well be a march worth remembering.
What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life.
Not every minor inconvenience leads to a major catastrophe.
The dance had distilled her and she had become one with the essence of all that is.
Be willing to turn your attention to that which serves you.
Belief in Yahweh doesn't come with your mind. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry.
But Tik Tok believes everything's circular, including men and women. He says nature seems to go around and around, and that we all have bits of everything.
We dreamt of a crappy apartment somewhereMaking love while we let the midnight airFlow through the open window, into our closed heartsLeft bitter from heartbreak and too much time apart
Despite her words about letting go, melancholy washed over her. Because words are easy and often thrown around with trite intentions.
