Quotes for days

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” 
― Dr. Seuss

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.” 
― William W. Purkey

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” 
― Albert Einstein

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” 
― Oscar Wilde

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” 
― Dr. Seuss

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” 
― Mae West

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” 
― Robert Frost

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” 
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” 
― Albert Camus

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” 
― Albert Einstein

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” 
― Mark Twain

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” 
― Oscar Wilde

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” 
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” 
- Steve Jobs

“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
― John Lennon

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.” 
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.” 
― Malcolm X

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” 
― Oscar Wilde

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” 
― William Shakespeare

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.” 
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” 
― Thomas A. Edison

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” 
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” 
― C.S. Lewis

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” 
― Jim Henson

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” 
― Douglas Adams

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. 
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. 
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” 
― Mother Teresa

“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” 
― Sarah Dessen

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.” 
― Neil Gaiman

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” 
― George Eliot

“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” 
― Albert Einstein

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.” 
― Bob Marley

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” 
― Lao Tzu

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” 
― Robert A. Heinlein

“A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” 
― A.A. Milne

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” 
― Dr. Seuss

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.” 
― Woody Allen

“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness—and call it love—true love.” 
― Robert Fulghum

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” 
― Helen Keller

“If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up becuase if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.” 
― Ayn Rand

 “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” 
― Audrey Hepburn

“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. 

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. 

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...” 
― Elizabeth Gilbert

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” 
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there.” 
― Bob Marley

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.” 
― Jodi Picoult

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” 
― Jimi Hendrix

“Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
-and I don't live to be-
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!” 
― Bob Marley

“I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ” 
― W.C. Fields

“I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing.” 
― Neil Gaiman

“It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” 
― Marlene Dietrich

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” 
― Bob Marley

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” 
― Ernest Hemingway

Dan Devries

Dan Devries killed himself on Friday. I heard about it yesterday while I was in class. I didn't really know the guy but we were in school together since elementary school. We also went to festivals and South Dakota together. He was always kind of a dick & I don't think he liked me all that much but maybe he was just sad.

This whole deal makes me sad. Not only is suicide sad but he is the first kid in my graduating in my class to die. He's also the first person I've known who's died since my Grandpa. It's just so sad.

This also forced me to think about I would feel or what I would do if someone I was close to died. It made me so sad

I feel really bad for Julia. I know her and Dan had a pretty strong thing going on for a while. I'm sure she feels like shit.

Sometimes I get sad

...Just say anything (else)

Decisions, decisions

I make my best decisions in the morning. They may be rash & a little harsh but they are honest & what's best for me

Stuck ina box

Today is the last full day of the UW food study... and it sucks
Mike came to see me this morning and that was nice
So did my Mom... and that wasn't so nice. That woman annoys me like nobodys business. She thinks we're so close and we're simply not. Yeah I talk to her sometimes but that's because I sometimes need to talk to somebody. I don't extpect her remember anything I say and she never does; she also repeats what I just said in question form aka the most obnoxious thing someone can do in a conversation. And she does that all the time
Fuck I'm bored in this hosital room... and now hungry

You cant always get what you want

I had a revelation via this song; it's so true. Life's not a fairy tale & I have to buck up & continue on, no matter what happens
I have to be strong & not let things bother me, but keep depth & substance

I have been strong, even cocky & this will soon even out

Phil called me. Yesterday we talked for two hours. Tonight I watched a movie & he called me but I missed the call because I didn't hear it ring. I wonder what he wanted to talk about
This isn't what I want or need but, god, it feels good! It's that time where I stay the course & keep on keeping on. He doesn't want to be with me & I don't want to be his tool
But what if we did live happily ever after?
We'd probably end up in some ironic situation like living in a trailer park with three kids, a pit bull & no money. But I do wonder if I'd be happy. I know our kids would be beautiful

Reasons why Andy sucks

He is needy with his constant random text messages and times when he wants to hang out. He makes that stupid face every five minutes; I know he wants me to make a cute face back but, for one, I don't feel that way, we're not dating and it would feel like a lie, that I don't owe him, to oblige this want. He a twenty five year old who lived with his Mom until very recently, no job, no car, no future in site or any desire to really change any of that. He gets jealous, won't stop touching me or stop saying 'cute' things when we're in public. He didn't invite me to his friend's wedding, he doesn't buy me drinks or food, have green or offer things when he does have them. He's bipolar and best friends with Pat. He doesn't ever have any ideas on what to do. He tries to stay over when he's not invited. He refuses to take the bus and expects me to find him rides. He bitches about his unemployment checks like its some right for him to get them. He pouts. He's dumb. I can't have a real conversation with him. He always wants to talk about himself and never asks me how I feel or any questions about me. He can't keep a secret. He makes me angry when I try to talk to him. I feel no passion and he makes me feel a guy. I use him and I just feel numb. He's always drunk. Andy is not for me because of so many things it's become productive.
Andy sucks
He's a list of things I don't want to be, don't want in a man and has made me realize there are worse things than being alone