people say things meant to rip you in half but you hold the power to notturn their words into a knifeand cut yourself

he placed his handson my mindbefore reachingfor my waistmy hipsor my lipshe didn't call mebeautiful firsthe called meexquisite - how he touches me

stayi whisperedas youshut the door behind you

I will not have youbuild me into your lifewhen what i want is tobuild a life with you-the difference

I will not have youbuild me into your lifewhen what i want is tobuild a life with you

isn't it such a tragic thing when you can see it so clearly but the other person doesn't

i am not a hotel room. i am homei am not the whiskey you wanti am the water you needdon't come here with expectationsand try to make a vacation out of me

i am watersoft enoughto offer lifetough enoughto drown it away

for you to see beauty heredoes not meanthere is beauty in meit means there is beauty rootedso deep within youyou can’t help butsee it everywhere

i am a museum full of artbut you had your eyes shut

what terrifies me most is how wefoam at the mouth with envywhen others succeedbut sigh in reliefwhen they are failingour struggle tocelebrate each other iswhat's proven most difficultin being human

If my children think I'm genuine, no one else's opinion matters to me.

I'm somebody who believes in funny things, and laughing, but I do like for them to come from a place that addresses the human condition.

The money footballers earn today is incredulous

John's relationship with each of the other Beatles was different. He was at his most relaxed with Ringo, who often had him in stitches with his jokes.

Conservatives must avoid the siren song of schism, or all is lost.

They probably would've taken Jesus if he hadn't been nailed down.

I try to play within the flow of the team's offense.

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

I'm definitely the worker. My brother is the jokester.

For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul.