She wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and romance perhaps, or maybe quiet conversations in candlelit rooms, or perhaps something as simple as not being second best.

As you get older there comes a time when you're not scared of the dark or of monsters anymore. You realize the dark is just the dark and monsters don't exist. But it's also when you become scared of other things, people themselves. You learn that not everyone wants to see you succeed. You become aware of people's underlying intentions and selfish actions. And the monsters you used to check for under your bed at night? They don't even compare to some of the things people do.

No matter how careful you are, there's going to be the sense you missed something. The collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn't experience it all. There's that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should've been paying attention. Well, get used to that feeling. That's how your whole life will feel some day. This is all practice. None of this matters. We're just warming up.

I think everyday is made up of tiny little tests. Some are tests of character. Some are tests of fortitude. Others are tests of friendship. And if you're lucky, when it really matters, you'll pass with flying colors.

I'm not sure if I'm happy or completely lost. Definitely a little lost, but aren't we all? I have no idea what I'm doing in my life, or where I'm going. And I think I'm okay with that right now. For the first time in a while, I noticed that I've changed. Maybe for the best, maybe not. But does it really matter? When we change, we can never go back.

You don't know what goes on in anyone's life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person's life, you're not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can't be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person's life, you're messing with their entire life.

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room. Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home... Remember the footsteps, remember the words said, and all your little brother's favorite songs. I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone.

Road signs & streetlights are what guide you on your way. Distance doesn't seem to matter much if you've got big dreams at a young age.

But just because you can spell love, doesn't mean you should say it so much.

I used to think that when I got older, the world would make so much more sense. But you know what? The older I get, the more confusing it is to me, the more complicated it is - harder. You'd think we'd be getting better at it, but there's just more and more chaos. The pieces - they're everywhere. And nobody knows what to do about it. I find myself grasping. You know that feeling? That feeling when you just want the right thing to fall into the right place, not only because it's right, but because it would mean that such a thing is still possible? I want to believe that.

I've learned a lot these past few years, through my fake smiles & unseen tears, that friends sometimes are not forever & true love does not always last. The good memories stay with you but the good moments go by fast. But someone will always be there, someone that honestly does care.

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn’t have something in the first place. I guess that’s what disappointment is; a sense of loss for something you never had.

"She belonged to me,” he said simply. “She was, you know, all the things I wasn’t. And I was all the things she wasn’t. She could paint circles around anyone; I can’t even draw a straight line. She was never into sports; I’ve always been.” he lifted his outstretched palm and curled his fingers. “Her hand,” he said. “It fit mine."

If you're feeling frightened about what comes next, don't be. Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness; don't waste your time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present, each moment as it comes; because you'll never get another one quite like it. And if you should ever look up and find yourself lost, simply take a breath and start over. Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart, where your hope lives. You'll find your way again.

There’s so much of the world to explore, and although I’m a small town girl at heart, I have to get out there and see it for myself.

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, but not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.

So far away from where you are. & I miss everything about you. Your smile, your laugh,
your smell, your voice, your shadow, your touch. I miss it all. You were the boy i loved,
the boy who was with me from day one. I miss the way the sunshine would light up your
face, the little things you would do for me, the way you walked, the way you held my
hand, and the way you said my name. I miss all the years we spent together. From hide 
n seek days to party days, i miss it all. So far away from where you are and as i stand here
today next your grave, the snow is coming down, and there’s not a sound in the air, and i feel
the beating of your heart.  Just know that while your in heaven and i’m still down here,
trying to get through every day, that i miss you and i wish you were here. Even if its just 
one day, just one day to tell you everything that i never got the chance to say. I love you.

There you are crying in your closet, holding your legs up close to your chest, tears falling
from your eyes like raindrops, and you think that everything will never be the same and
that everything you do is wrong. You think that no one cares or loves you, that no one
really understands what you believe in, that everything you love always disappears.
I did the same thing and i've thought the same thing and to tell you the truth i thought
my live would never end up the way i want it to. I wanted it to just be this perfect life
like the movies, but nobody's life is perfect. It can be perfect for a little while but once
the perfect ends everything seems like a mess. You just have to wipe away the tears
get up off your floor walk outside and just breath and know that tomorrow is a new
day and tomorrow might be the day where everything finally gets betters. You just
have to believe that everything will be alright and that tomorrow is a new day
and you'll make it, i promise you, you will.

My mom today asked me why i love music so much. And i looked at her
and said ever since i was little girl i would walk around singing
annie or my heart will go on. Its the only thing about me that 
hasn't changed since i was little. Its the only thing thats ever been
there for me when ever i need help. And its the only thing that me and
dad will ever agree on. I think without music I would be a mess so mom the 
reason i love music is because sometimes people aren't always there for
me, but i know music always will be.

I need a nice guy. Someone to hold my door open, tell me i look beautiful 
and actually meant it. Someone to take me to a drive thru movie and just 
hold my hand and actually watch the movie without pushing it too far.
Someone to tell me that if i have a dream to follow that dream and if i get
off course from that dream that they will be there to help me get back to 
where i should be. Someone who loves my family even though they are 
crazy. Someone who would rather go on walk around a lake then play
video games. But  most of all i just want someone to show me that there
is a good guy out there and there is someone who can love me for me. 

Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80’s movies? I want
John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a
lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles
waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into
the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an
80’s movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no
apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life.

Take a deep breath. Calm down. Take ten steps back from the knife, the lighter, or the mirror. Turn on your iPod, lay on the floor, and take more deep breaths. You are worth more than this, you can be more than this. This does not have control over you. You are the one who will form your own destiny, your own pathways through life. Don’t let shit tie you down, or break your heart. It’s okay to cry. Breathe again. You’re alive and wonderful.

as i lay there in your arms, i drew the letters 'i love you' on your chest, thinking you weren't paying attention. then you looked at me and said, "i love you too."

do more than exist, live. do more than touch, feel. do more than look, observe. do more than read, absorb. do more than hear, listen. do more than listen, understand. do more than think, ponder. do more than talk, say something.

sometimes they take people and they don't say why. sometimes people leave and they never say goodbye.no second chances to say i love you. sometimes there are no next times. sometimes you lose someone and you feel like your heart has followed them to heaven. and sometimes there's just nothing you can do to make the tears stop.

it's those random kisses & the way you smile every time you see me, that means the world to me.and, sometimes despite all your best choices and all your good intentions, fate wins anyway.

God is so good. He knows where a person will be happy, where they can love and be loved, where heaven on earth is. Now I know why he put me near you.

·         Jasmine was in a forbidden relationship with Aladdin. Snow White lived alone with 7 men. Pinnochio was a liar. Robin Hood was a thief. Tarzan walked without clothes on. A stranger kissed sleeping beauty and she married him. Cinderella lied and sneaked out at night to attend a party. These are the stories our parents raised us with and then they complain our generation is messed up?

to everyone else, i'm this bubbly, cheerful girl with an omnipresent smile that doesn't have a care in the world. i say stupid things and scream when people poke my sides. that's not fake - that's me. but there are deeper layers that only he seems to see. he called me out on wanting to do what i know i shouldn't, he remains skeptical when everyone else thinks i'm fine. maybe it's because i'm not acting like that same girl without any capacity for pain when he's around. when he's there, i'm quiet, more reserved. when he's around, it's impossible to mask how much i care with a smile or a tinkling laugh. my top layer doesn't exist around him. he can see straight into my soul, without any of the quirks piled on above. i'm still not sure whether that's good or bad.

the greatest war ever fought is the was in a mind of a girl, young and in love. between her mind screaming a warning, telling her, "there's no such thing as fairytales." and her heart whispering, "you never know."

You know what your problem is? You get attached, fast. And once you're attached to someone, you do everything you can to please them and make them happy. It's never been about what you want, it's always everyone's needs before your own. You give out too many chances to people, who quite frankly, do not deserve them. They take advantage of you, and you become a pushover. But you're okay with that, because they're in your life and that's all you ever really wanted. And even if they screw you over, you'll still be there for them. Because that's you, that who you are. Once you get attached to someone, they capture your heart and they always have a place there. And that is why it's so hard for you to let him go.

there will come a time when you're infatuated with a single soul. for this person, you'd do anything, and not think twice about it. but when asked why, you have no answer. you'll try your whole life to understand how he can affect you as much as he does. but you'll never find out. and no matter how badly you hate it, or how much it hurts, you will love this person without regrets, for the rest of your life.

I want someone to fall in love with the way I laugh and fall
in love with my smile. I want someone who'll listen to
the rambling of my inner child, someone who touches my
face and brushes the hair from my eyes. I want someone
who loves me or at least holds me like they do.
But I only want that if it's you.

You will look back on the times you laughed and you will cry. You will look back on the times you cried, and you will laugh. You will always remember close friends, and you will always keep memories of them in your heart. Life is hard, it’s tough, and it’s unfair, but everyone gets over the hurt and the pain, eventually. You always end up with a smile on your face, if you give it a chance.

Goodbye my almost lover. Goodbye my hopeless dream. I'm trying not to think about you, can't you just let me be? So long my luckless romance. My back is turned on you. I should've known you'd bring me heartache. Almost lovers always do.

And your house smells like Autumn, and it feels like home to me. And I'll miss you like April, and the leaves are falling free. Yellow, orange and red leaves up to my knees, as we lay dead still in the backyard, and your hair falls under me. I raise my hand to your cheeks, and I can feel my heart skip a beat.

I look at you and I see my best friend. Your energy and your passion inspire me in ways I never thought possible. Your inner beauty is so strong, that I no longer fear being myself. I no longer fear at all. I never thought that I could find someone to love that would love me back unconditionally. Then I realized, you were always with me, and you were my soul mate. You give me purpose, when I feel I have none. Without you, my soul would be empty. My heart, broken. My being, incomplete. I thank God everyday that you were brought into my life. And I thank you for loving me.

You deserve someone who loves you with every single beat of his heart, someone who thinks about you constantly, someone who spends every minute of every day just wondering what you’re doing, where you are, who you’re with, and if you’re OK. You need someone who can help you reach your dreams and protect you from your fears. You need someone who will treat you with respect, love every part of you, especially your flaws. You should be with someone who could make you happy, really happy, dancing on air happy.

We tried to capture each memory, didn’t we? Maybe that was because we knew our love wouldn’t last. Or at least you knew. Like when you sprayed your love letter with my favorite scent: your cologne. But just like each memory… just like our love… the scent faded away.

Today, four of my friends and I went skating together.
After being there for about twenty minutes, we noticed a little old couple holding hands and skating around.
We asked how long they had been together.
The man smiled and said, '52 years and counting'."I love you,
not just for now,
but for always,
and I dream of the day that
you’ll take me in your arms again." 

Right now at this very minute, someone is very proud of you. Someone is thinking of you. Someone cares about you. Someone misses you. Someone wants to talk to you. Someone wants to be with you. Someone hopes you aren’t in trouble. Someone wants to hold your hand. Someone wants you to be happy just for you. Someone thinks you are a gift. Someone wants to hug you. Someone loves you. Someone admires your strength. Someone is thinking of you and smiling. Someone wants to be on your shoulder to cry on. Someone thinks the world of you. Someone wants to protect you. Someone would do anything for you. Someone wants to be forgiven. Someone is grateful for your forgiveness. Someone wants to laugh with you about old times. Someone remembers you and wishes you were there. Someone needs to know that your love is unconditional. Someone wants to tell you how much they care. Someone wants to share their dreams with you. Someone wants to hold you in their arms. Someone wants YOU to hold them in your arms. Someone treasures your spirit. Someone wishes she/he could STOP time because of you. Someone loves you for who you are. Someone wants to be with you. Someone hears a song that reminds her/him of you. Someone is glad that you’re her/his only true love. Someone wants to be your friend. Someone stayed up all night thinking about you. Someone is alive because of you. Someone believes that you are their soul mate. Someone wants to be near you. Someone misses your guidance and advice. Someone values your guidance and advice. Someone has faith in you. Someone trusts you. Someone needs you to send them this letter. Someone needs your support. Someone needs you to have faith in them. Someone needs you to let them be your friend. Someone will cry when they read this. Cause that’s what life’s all about. Its about the times where you lay in the grass next to someone you love. Its about the color of the sky, its about a roaring fire on a winter night. Everybody hurts, everyone bleeds, everyone laughs and smiles and loves. And that’s all that is. There’s no meaning of life, its nothing that can.

There's no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard.
No song that I could sing, but I can try for your heart.
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things.
Like a, shoebox of photographs with sepiatone loving.
Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart.
Like, "why are we here?
And where do we go?
And how come it's so hard?"
 It's not always easy, and sometimes life can be deceiving.
I'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we're together.

Like falling stars over your head, they've been bound to burn out,
crashing 'cause I'll never get over you, you are so beautiful

I hope the sun shines and it's a beautiful day,
and something reminds you that you wish you had stayed.

it doesn't matter how long he stayed for, what matters is that he was here,
and at one point, he was mine. and that, i'll never be able to forget. 

i think about her holding you, there's nothing much that I can do
because the future is hers, and the past is ours. 

i know things have changed, in a way i never expected. i hope your life is everything you want it to be. and no matter when, how long its been since we've spoken or how late it is in the night. im always a phone call, a text, a drive away. through everything that happened it was meant to, and i look of it as a test from God how strong our friendship is. we can make it know it. and just know that no matter what happens in our lives ill always be here.

At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite way. All my longings, all my dreams and sweet anguish. All the secrets that slept deep within me came awake. Everything was transformed and enchanted, everything made sense.

A woman brought you into this world, so you have no right to disrespect one.

Dear eyelashes, wishbones, dandelions, pennies, shooting starts, 11:11 and birthday candles. Do your job.

But sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something, right?

He'll never let you down. That boy's got a heart the size of Kentucky and he loves you. That's important. Take it from someone who knows. My mom used to tell me that whatever you do, marry someone who loves you more than you love him.

He knows the real me. The me that prefers to stay home on weekends to play Nintendo and eat ice cream and pizza. The me that runs around in shorts and a t-shirt and my hair a mess but he actually likes the real me.

Her heart is breaking as she's staring at every single girl that walks by, somehow thinking that they're better than her. Tonight, she'll lie awake, and tear herself down, because that's what she's best at. She's just one of those girls that no matter how many times she's told, never believes that she's beautiful.

It's the simple things in life that make you smile- a small child looking up at you, laughing old couples holding hands while taking a walk. it's the simple things in life that make you live.

do not fear spiders or snakes. At great heights, I jump off, smiling. In the face of death, I wink. But when I look into your eyes, I fear of how much I love you.

Never get too attached to anyone because attachment leads to expectations & expectations leads to disappointments.

Since the first time he ran his fingers through my hair, since the first time his hugs eased my pain & since the first time his kisses took my breath away, I knew there was no one else for me.

And I scratch these words into a black notebook
I wrote your name on top I knew you'd never look
I tried my best to fight the atmosphere
To think the happy thoughts
That leave the phone lines clear

If I've learned anything in life, it is that sometimes things get in your path and you have a choice: you can either smash right into them, or you can adjust and move around, but you have to do one or the other in order to move forward.

I’ve stood at the bottom of some walls I thought I couldn’t climb. And I’ve felt like Cinderella at the ball just running out of time. So I know how it feels to be afraid and think that it’s all gonna slip away.

There's no rhyme and there's no reason. You're the secret in the back of my skull. There's no logic, so please believe me. Our love's confusing but it never gets dull.