Seek first to respectThen to understand

you saywe were nevermeant for this vowed life, golden bands of only us, and deathdo us part. you say love like it's held in quotation marks, that this union soured before it started.

Through understanding comes control. Through ignorance one goes on forcing and suppressing. Always do everything with understanding, and you never harm yourself or anybody else.

We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric.

You will find what you look for.

you’re gone andyour unfinished poemlies alone on my desk—empty of tears, I only hope it rains today

Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul

To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?

The changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.

Nobody can avoid falling in love. They might want to deny it, but friendship is probably the most common form of love.

My childhood was appalling.