"If You Have Been Brutally Broken, But Still Have The Courage To Be Gentle To Others Then You Deserve

“Give yourself permission to cut negative people from your life, and surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you.”

— James Altucher 

“But I tried, didn’t I? Goddamnit, at least I did that.”

— Ken Kesey 

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To be enlightened; Look not with the eyes that light can blind. But subtly, with the heart. It shall heal the soul.

“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.”

— Lynn Jennings 

“I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvelous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if only one hides it.” - The Picture of Dorian Gray, O. Wilde

“Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self.”

— Iyanla Vanzant 

This photograph was taken during the first Intifada (1987-1993), it shows a Palestinian boy shot in the heart by Israeli occupation forces. Most of the Palestinians killed during the Intifada were either shot in the heart or the head. via Younes Arar.

Edit: This is a still from ‘Kingdom of Ants’, still a very accurate depiction of reality.

“I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me.”

— George Orwell 

“I love you—I do—but I am afraid of making that love too important. Because you’re always going to leave me. We can’t deny it. You’re always going to leave.”

— David Levithan