Tag: life
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much more good in it than bad
“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough, and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.” ― Lemony Snicket
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totally worn out
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson
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beyoutiful
“She left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went. It’s easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said.” ― Brian Andreas, Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas
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The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was beautiful. In her own way.” ― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the…
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keep calm and stay sassy
The school of hard-knocks that is life clearly isn’t just any bubble-wrapped, sugar-coated candyland. When the going gets tough, chant this mantra: To me, being 22 & trying to keep your sanity in this crazy world is: 1. Realizing what a terrible person I am / had been 2. Knowing my flaws, recognizing the need…
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your forces and how to use them
“Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only the…
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headlights, buggies, immaculate Pixar movies
So this lifelong paper chase concludes in February with the Bachelor’s degree conferred on me yet the anticipated pride hasn’t hit, let alone any sense of accomplishment at having survived the insanely rigorous rite of passage into the adults’ society. Why then, did this flimsy piece of paper hold more intrigue ten years ago, than…
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I shouldn’t want the song to end
“…because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you’re doing pretty alright in life.” ― David Levithan, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
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182. current reads
“Wasn’t writing a kind of soaring, an achievable form of flight, of fancy, of the imagination?” – Ian McEwan
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158. universal language
“I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.” – Audrey Hepburn Scheduled to start SIA training in January, but… Letting go of either one; I must be crazy.
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145. heaven full of astronauts
“I have a theory that every time you make an important choice, the part of you left behind continues the other life you could have had.” “I seem to have run in a great circle, and met myself again on the starting line.” – Jeanette Winterson. Dear essay on modernism and post-modernism, you shall…
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144. perks of being a wallflower
“Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how…
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o89. Julius Caesar
At a rate of one Shakespeare play a week, my last semester as an undergraduate definitely isn’t easy (that’s just for one out of 6 modules I’m taking). Am owing it to Literature that I’m really enjoying this sem – am reading non-fiction for academic purposes and getting my As way more frequently than I…
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