Crystal Woods, Write like no one is reading
48 quotes
"My sincerest gratitude to every ass hole, horrible boss, and worthless piece of shit I've ever met for giving me new and endless material to work with and a way to earn a living exposing you."
"Chemically, I'm as off as I can be. But you fix me."
"Unknowingly, he prepared me to survive the rest of my days with the way he shielded himself from emotional vulnerabilities that slowly destroy the rest of us."
"I'll only tell you what matters. And the truth is, everything matters. Nothing is an accident, really."
"I know you think I'm crazy. Maybe that's because I am. About life, about this moment, about you."
"I want to take all our best moments, put them in a jar, and take them out like cookies and savor each one of them forever."
"I now have anti-bodies to assholes after working for so many."
"The moment you realize that life will hurt more than your death. While existing, we're forced to become acquainted with sadness. There's no antibiotic for the ridding of distress, and no alleviation of these intervals of pain we must encounter. Behind our eyes, are all these things: our stories, our dreams, our deficiencies, and our scars. Today would leave a scar."
"(On getting married at 19) We told ourselves we had forever and we never looked back. The problem was that we never really looked ahead."
"As we get older, it matters less where you are and more who you're with."
"She lives like tomorrow isn't coming and yesterday never happened."
"What good is it if they miss your face but not your mind?"
"I'm such a strong human being. I amaze myself even. If only you knew what I've been up against, you'd want my autograph. I'm a real life superhero."
"The weak can't bear to face their weaknesses in the presence of our strength."
"She was always looking for guarantees in a world of none."
"Falling in love is easy. Falling in love with the same person repeatedly is extraordinary."
"My favorite thing you do is stop me in the middle of whatever I'm doing to tell me you love me."
"Can you still want something you already have? Absolutely. Everyday."
"Was I on something? Yes, love. The strongest drug there is."
"He said I'm the winning lottery ticket, like he's never meant anything more."
"Quite often you drive me mad, but more often I'm just mad about you. And that darling, that's the best love there is."
"Even when I'm sleeping, I go to places where you are."
"Butterflies. Everyday."
"No one can make you 'better' emotionally, mentally, spiritually or physically. You have to find this for yourself. You have to taste that brutal moment when you're crying in a corner of the room, curled up on the floor and you think this is your end. You have to fight to stand up, literally. And you have to walk over to your reflection and scream, scream it all out. Then you have pick up your sword and fight and never quit. This is your life. Don't let those bastards win."
"Never believe the beautiful. Trust me on this."