“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

“Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth… This is the real message of love.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

“Sometimes what you want the most is what you’re better off without.”

“It’s just like losing someone you love. Even when you know it’s the best thing, it still hurts.” ~Nora Roberts

Marlin: How do you know that nothing bad won’t happen?
Dory: I don’t.”
~Finding Nemo

“There will always be people in your life, Sweet Angel, who hold you back, who cost you too much, and who fail to see all you’ve done for them. But, of course, they’re just there to teach you that you do have time, that you’ll always be rich, and that your own high standards are all that matter.Sounds like a good deal to me, Sweet Angel.” ~You knew that, The Universe

“That’s the only reason people get angry. Because they’re hurt. They get angry to cover up the hurt.” ~Ruthie from Real World Hawaii

“I saw you today for the first time in a while and my brain doesn’t seem to remember that I don’t love you anymore. It plagued me with complete lack of speech, shaky hands, and the inability to look you in the eye without smiling.”

“A guy and a girl can be just friends but at one point or another, they will fall for each other. Maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time, maybe too late, or maybe forever.” ~Dave Matthews

“I hope that someday, somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight, and that’s all they do. They don’t pull away. They don’t look at your face. They don’t try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms, without an ounce of selfishness in it.”