"His words stayed with her for years. Each night as she lay waiting for sleep, she tried to re-create the evening in her mind — the tone of his voice, his hand on her shoulder. Soon the memory was worn as an old photograph, the edges fuzzy from frequent handling; she worried that she’d gotten the words wrong, forgotten some nuance of his face or voice. Finally she wondered if she’d made the whole thing up."
— Mrs. Kimble, Jennifer Haigh
"Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhh’ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy washy. Blah blah. Don’t let someone steal your tenderness. Don’t allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things. Whether it’s a song, a stranger, a mountain, a rain drop, a tea kettle, an article, a sentence, a footstep, feel it all – look around you. All of this is for you. Take it and have gratitude. Give it and feel love."
— Zooey Deschanel (via mirhappy)
(Source: sugar-and-heartbreak, via bernadettemendoza)
keremmermutlu:
I used to think about the future all the time and imagine how happy I was going to be. But I’m tired of doing that. To be honest I really think that maybe I’m just not cut out to be a normal person in this world. That maybe I should just stay in bed and make up stupid stories about my stupid life and keep the stories in my head. I could think about them all day and then one day tell them to you. I guess I could do that.
(Source: keremmermutlu, via franstar)