“When I was 7, I wanted to be 8. When I was 8, I wanted to be 12. When I turned 12, I just wanted to be 18. Then after that I stopped wanting to be older…I feel like I’ve spent my whole life so far wishing it all away. Always wishing I was older, wishing I was somewhere else, wishing I could remember and I wishing I could forget too. Wishing I hadn’t ruined so many good things because I was scared or bored.”
— Adele
“You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”
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Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things
“I wonder how biology can explain the physical pain you feel in your chest when all you want to do is be with someone.”
— Dan Howell
“Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.”
— John Green, Paper Towns
“She felt everything too deeply, it was like the world was too much for her.”
— Joyce Maynard
a couple who works out together, stays together