Never love a wild thing. You can't give your heart to a wild thing: the more you do, the stronger they get. Until they're strong enough to run into the woods. Or fly into a tree. Then a taller tree. Then the sky. That's how you'll end up. If you let yourself love a wild thing you'll end up looking at the sky

Tell my mother, tell my father
I've done the best I can
to make them realize, this is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance
-Shinedown, Second Chance

Do your heart a favor, love. Let him in. Let him take you by the hand. He’s going to wrap you in his arms and you’ll never feel the same. He’s going to teach you every dip and every turn. He’s going to love you and you’re going to let him. Just give him the chance and you’ll soon learn that you’re falling for him just as quickly as you promised you never would.

I believe that two people are connected at the heart. And it doesn't matter what you do, or who you are or where you live. There are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined to be together.

Stop talking about love. Every asshole in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. It still doesn't mean anything. What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you say you love, that's what matters. It's the only thing that counts.

The sky was pink and your heart was gold. And a silver line of lovers jewels drew the line in the center of gravity. You, me, and a jungle book tale. Lets dance around flowers and make honey with the bees. Climb stalks and mountains, and howl to the moon. Lets swing from the arches and cradles above, then we’ll tip toe across stars and fly amongst comets. I’ll blow you a wish made from moon dust, and we’ll make love in the solace of gleaming craters.

You're so afraid to continue what we have, you know something's there. You feel it just as much as I do when you touch me, you like it just as much as I do when you kiss me. It's just, you're pulling away now 'cause you know that if you don't pull away soon, you might find yourself falling in love. And I don't think you're prepared for that.

Sometimes there is nothing to be said. Sometimes nothing should be said. I just want to find someone who won’t run away. Someone to look me in the eyes and tell me it’s okay that things don’t always go right. That this is how life works, and how it will always work. That it’s not going to be easy. Today, tomorrow, the next day, but it will somehow get better.

If you walk out on me right now, you’ll be walking out on someone who’s willing to give up their whole life just to make you happy. I just want to be with you. If I could hold your hand for the rest of my life, I would never be scared again. I want to hold you tight and I want to tell you every second how much you mean to me, because no one has ever meant more. I want to be able to help you and make you smile, if you would just let me.

 Believe me when I say you changed me for the better. From now on I look at love differently. I will no longer throw the word around and I will no longer fall for it so easily. I will be careful with my heart so it doesn't break again, for if it does it may never come back. I thank you for making me realize I have my own two feet I can stand on, and I don't need a man to make me proud of myself. I know you thought I would not take this well and crawl back to you the second I got a chance, but I'm stronger. And this is my new challenge and I will defeat it. Thanks for helping me realize I'm strong on my own.

Once when she was six years old, she had fallen form a tree flat on her stomach. She could still recall the sickening interval before breathe came back into her body. Now, as she looked at him, she felt the same way she had then, breathless, stunned, nauseated.

I'll keep on driving so we can talk a while. I know I could drive all night just to stay here with you. At the end of the night, we'll embrace and stare at the star filled night. Would it be alright if we didn't say goodbye this time?

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"A hug can turn your day around, it's like an emotional Heimlich.
Someone puts their arms around you, and they give you a squeeze
and all your fear and anxiety comes shooting out of your mouth,
and you can breathe again."
-Pushing Daisies

Stop talking about love. Every asshole in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you say you love. That's the only thing that matters. It's the only thing that counts

 She Said Goodbye
And he was never the same,
Ever again.
Of course he blamed himself,
for Letting her go

What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It wasn't just about blood relations or shared chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We have many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, and the groups you moved through while all of this was happening: friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers. None of them perfect and we couldn't expect them to be. You can't make any one person your world. The trick was to take what each could give you and build your world from it.
( Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen )

Am I just another scene from a movie
that you've seen 100 times?
Cause baby you weren't the first
or the last or the worst.
and I've got to fill the blanks in the past with a verse
and we could sit around and cry but frankly
You're not worth it, anymore.

I'm on the plane out here, and I open my computer and I start reading these emails that I sent her, like 30 or more maybe, over the course of our relationship. And not just short messages, I'm talking about long, involved love letters. Like, desperately trying to be romantic and poetic, whatever and embarrassing as it is, it's also like, kind of the best stuff I've ever written. Because it's got this naive idealism thing going on where ours is going to be one of the greatest love stories ever told, and I'm writing it. So I'm sitting there and I'm reading these emails and there's some turbulence, and I start to have this massive panic attack, like nothing I've ever had, and I think it's happening because I can never imagine feeling that way about anybody else, ever again.
( In The Land Of Women )

Maybe for once it's not about the happy ending,
Maybe it's about the story.

When you think of those days, I hope you think of me.
When you think of The OC,
sweat pants, snowcones, or the beach; I hope you think of me.
When you think butterflies, football games,
the roller coaster in the pier, late night phone calls,
& driving lessons gone bad; I hope you think of me.
When you think of the color pink, or running away,
I hope I’m the first thing that comes to your mind.
When you think of fools gold, the stray cat,
or baseball games, I hope I'm what you think of.
When you think of ticking, or the twilight saga,
I hope you think of me.
When you think of getting pulled over,
or the 16th of every month, I hope you think of me.
When you think back over these past months,
I hope I’m the first one that goes through your head.

In some ways, you're pretty lucky. You opened your heart, you put yourself out there, you were ready to make that leap.
I'm envious; I wish I knew what that felt like.
To find someone who makes you want to swim across the East River in January

i'm the smoke from your fire, i'm that lie you can trust.
i'm the chord on your guitar, i'm the girl you can't shut up.
i'm the blood you might need, in your car when you speed.
i'm in that cigarette you breathe - you can't get rid of me.
[alexz johnson]

he said something that made her laugh,
like, genuinely laugh. he smiled and said,
"i knew i could still do that."

think all of us want to feel something that we've forgotten
or turned our backs on because maybe we didn't realize
how much we were leaving behind.
we need to remember what used to be good
if we don't, we won't recognize it, even if it hits us between the eyes.
- 13 Going On 30

it may have been in bits & pieces
but i gave you the best of me.

on my knees screaming at the clouds,
tears fall from the sky
hate is a four letter word
and love is a four letter lie

i was afraid of getting my heart broken again, like before. 'cause you hurt me so bad, and i was afraid to be vulnerable. and i was afraid of you and the way that you make me feel. and i know that doesn't matter not after what i did, but i just thought that you should know. this was how i spent my summer, wanting you... i was just too scared to admit it
-one tree hill

this is probably the best,
not to mention the worst,
idea that i have ever had.
ignoring what we've felt,
overlooking what we've done,
no awkward silences, no hiding any truths.
ignoring what we've felt,
overlooking what we've done,
what do you say?

Laying in the summer grass,
You told me not to talk so fast as I told you how I feel.
You made me feel right at home,
You told me I was not alone and you knew just how I feel.

He Said, “Space is not just a place for stars – I gave you an inch, you want a house with a yard.”
And I know he loved me once, but those days are gone.
He used to call me everyday from a pay phone on his break for lunch, just to say he can’t wait to come home.

julie was a long along way from home.
she could make "alone" look pretty.
her attitude made a part of her landscape,
riding her bike through alphabet city.
she likes to party in the backseat,
under the bridge on the brooklyn side.
smoking cigarettes in the afterglow,
taking bets that the sun won't rise.
she said, "what good is tomorrow without a guarantee?"
she can lick her lips and smile and make you want to believe

I went walking in with my mama one day,
when she warn me what people say,
"live your life until love is found,"
'cause love's gonna get you down

why can't it be like it was?
the rain falls, the summer ends.
why can't it be like it was?
you always said you'd never go away.

i'm sorry
i heard about the bad news today
a crowd of people around you
telling you, "it's okay."
and "everything happens for a reason."
when you lose a part of yourself to somebody you know
it takes a lot to let go
every breath that you remember
pictures fade away, but memory's forever

sleep's been coming hard for me
because when i dream, it's of you
from the first day, i made mistakes
and now i'm trying to pave my way to your heart
sleep well, my dear
i'm waiting for your call, it won't be long
'til we're hanging hopes from the stars
just give me this: a slow dance
a last chance to tell you everything you need to hear
cause the phone calls won't let me look you in the eyes
so i can tell you, "sweetie, please stay."

'cause I've been in love before
and I found that love was more
than just holding hands

he made a promise he couldn't keep.
bet he's not losing a bit of sleep,
over how you're gettin' down the line.
now don't you fret, now don't you worry,
don't get in too much of a hurry,
cause up ahead's that city limit sign.
sick and tired of being sick and tired,
everything around you's growin' old.
the days drag on, the nights last forever,
every day it's tougher just to keep it together.


I know you don't believe you mean this much to me,
but I promise you that you do.