But recognizing the ridiculousness of an emotion and being able to master it are two very different things, I'm finding.

Now I understand - how sleep allows you to forget, but your pain wakes with the dawn, worse because for a split second you don't remember what you've suffered.

I don't understand how the pain of losing him can be a pale shadow in comparison to the pain of finding him again.

And maybe that's love, too - feeling the other person's hurts like your own.

No one controls who we turn into but us.

The scars are just something that happened to me. They aren't me. Not anymore.

I fear that one day I will no longer understand desperation, and with that, I will slowly stop listening to what others have to say.

I am the spirit of the river that caught you when you were falling as leaf, you don't remember me, but I do.

Are you telling me Kara Orris is afraid of rain?” Hunter’s grin twisted into a smirk as his eyes lit up, relishing his new discovery with absolute delight. “Why, that’s adorable!

But trust me, it's best to face something head on, smash it, and move on with your life. Lingering and wondering, waiting and worrying... that kills you.

My first meditation teacher told me that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. He was right. During the difficult meditations you build up your strength, which creates meditation for peace.

Life's a pitch, and then you buy.

The Devil pulls the strings which make us dance; We find delight in the most loathsome things; Some furtherance of Hell each new day brings, And yet we feel no horror in that rank advance.

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet.

Destiny had a 518 area code..who knew." - Ehlena

Anything said in upper-crust British automatically sounded intelligent.