A watched pot never boils, but if I took my eyes from these negative thoughts for a second they would spill over the edges of my lips, and boil the beautiful moment alive as we lived it.
Nakajima’s past would always be there, so the foundation could crumble at any moment. That’s what happens, I realized, when people destroy other people.
moments of something this good, this unexpected and off his usual path, they always dredged up old shit, like somehow happiness came with sorrow as its anchor.
If the most connected we’ve ever felt with another person was in that brief moment of apology and regret after physical abuse, then we’ll seek that abuse for the rest of our lives.
Perhaps the most liberating moment in my life was when I realized that my self-loathing was not a product of my inadequacy but, rather, a product of my thoughts.
My job, my only job here in this moment, is to love myself and, by extension, to love others. My job is just to live and to realize that to live is to love.
Life is full of beautiful moments. Live your life to the fullest. And do what you love.
...which recall(s) a moment in time when raw excess made them a casual aristocracy, apart from the rest of the world.
I suppose in the end the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.
Take one day at a time and be aware that every moment and interaction serves a purpose. We are here to learn, love, and share.
At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far.
If we always live in constant fear then we might miss the beauty of the moment right now, right here.
Should I tell her of the moments of joy, the intense pleasure of holding the hand of the one you love and wishing that time would stand still?
I am, at this moment, what I have always been to him: an object of beauty. He has never loved me as a woman.
Find the portals to harmony and moments of balance on what you love to do and what you choose not to do.
Children are the closest we have to wisdom, and they become adults the moment that final drop of everything mysterious is strained from them.
That moment you realize you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons and the wrong thing for the right reasons.
It was no wonder my love life was so messed up when the most profound and intimate moments were always being interrupted by dire situations
Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.
You consider me for a moment, perhaps balancing the weight of your fear against the loneliness you will later feel in your room if you do not speak now
There's a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain't everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory.
