"...what happens when you returnand find nothingbut a hollowed shell,shingles and floor,walls and echoesand the light that lead you herehas now burned outand the ones who built ithave traveled afarand you cant go to them,no matter what shoes you wear."
"Sacrifices made for love are fine, unless the sacrifice is you."
"Maybe Heaven will be a library and then I might get to finish my ‘to-read’ list."
"Sing me a love song in a slow, southern drawl to the tune of sunny days..."
"Poetry will die when love and pain cease to exist."
"Sometimes the only way to ever find yourself is to get completely lost."
"Life is like a steering wheel, it only takes one small move to change your entire direction."
"Maybe Heaven will be a library. Then I will be able to finish my to-read list."
"I don't want someone to believe my lies, I need someone to accept my truths."
"If we change our thoughts from 'it's too late' to, 'there's still hope', we might see some change in the world."
"I firmly disbelieve in death. A spirit never dies. Where it wanders when it leaves the flesh, is a cognitive proposition."
"Sometimes you have to put yourself in other people’s shoes to really understand the hardships of their souls."
"This town of churches and dreams; this town I thought I would lose myself in, with its backward ways and winding roads leading to nowhere; but, I found myself instead. -Magic in the Backyard (excerpt from American Honey)"
"Hold love like a butterfly, with gentle preservation. Hold life like the reigns of a wild stallion, with fierce assertion. Encompass that, and you find the nectar of the immortal spirit."
"What a more beautiful world this would be if we didn't wait til people were dead before we honored their spirit."
"Love is the castle, doubt is the moat, desire is the paddle and hope is the boat."
"Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity."
"Some of the best memories are made in flip flops."
"I am but a firefly caught in his jar and when he looks at me, I can’t help but glow."
"That dip in the road- that sends your belly to your throat... that's how it feels when you kiss me."
"No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl."
"I love how summer just wraps it’s arms around you like a warm blanket."