I need to believe, that something extraordinary is possible.

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again
Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

Get drunk, toast it up, we don’t give a fuck
We are young, we run free
Stay up late, we don’t sleep
Got our friends, got the night
We’ll be alright

It's like forgetting the words to your favorite song.
You can't believe it; you were always singing along.
It was so easy and the words so sweet.
You can't remember; you try to feel the beat.

But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you. Your muscles will toughen, so will your heart and soul. That's necessary for survival. But don't lose touch with that person deep inside you, or else you won't really have survived at all.
[ Louis Sachar ]

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. 
[ Mark Twain ]

I don't really know what kind of girl I am.

It's always nice to look out the window and see those very first few flakes of snow. And later on we can go outside and create the impression of an angel that just fell from the sky. When February rolls around, I'll roll my eyes, turn a cold shoulder to these even colder skies, and by the fire my heart it heaves a sigh for the green grass waiting on the other side. It's always winter but never Christmas, it seems this curse just can't be lifted. Yet in the midst of all this ice and snow, our hearts stay warm cause they are filled with hope.

TOPANGA: I just think we often lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas in the frenzy of commercialism.
CORY: What are you talking about? How are we gonna know what to ask for if we don’t have commercials?

– Boy Meets World

The best moments in reading are when you come across something
- a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things -
that you’d thought special, particular to you.
And here it is, set down by someone else,
a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead.
And it’s as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.
- The History Boys

Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home.  ~Carol Nelson

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day.  Don't clean it up too quickly.  ~Andy Rooney

I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.

Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love. — Emma Watson

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Louis Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Albert Einstein.” -H. Jackson Brown

Believe in what you feel inside,
Give your dreams the wings to fly.

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself; I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.

I've made a lot of mistakes concerning friendships, and I've wronged a lot of people. But I've realized through that that the one's that matter are the ones that you will fight with and you'll both cry for hours over it for nothing. You'll drift apart from them, but you realize you've never been closer. You can pick out the person you miss the most, and you'll pick them even though you still speak with them everyday. I think you miss the exclusiveness, but in the end you realize if you love someone so much, you need to share them with the world. You need to show the world that they're much more than just this person you know.

How come everything always sounds better on the radio? I guess sometimes, if you're listening to a CD, and you're all alone, the music just makes you feel even more alone. Maybe you want to dance, but there's no one there to dance with. Or maybe you want to cry, but there's no one there to lean on. But with the radio, even if you're listening all by yourself, there's still all those other people listening with you, and all of a sudden, it's like you're not alone anymore. You're something bigger than just you.

I believe that we are who we choose to be.
Nobody's going to come and save you, you've got
to save yourself.

Build a masterpiece
History starts now.

This is to the nights when you dealt with more drama than you wanted to, because you're a nice person. To the nights that you drank too much and made mistakes that no one forgets for months and months. This is to the nights that you hooked up with that guy, feeling used and alone after. To the nights you would've rather stayed home, watching movies but instead got dressed up in clothes that weren't as comfortable as sweatpants, went to that party you didn't really want to be at, to find the boy you like there with some other girl. To the nights that you can't wait until everybody grows up, because you're tired of them all judging you. To those nights that came too soon.

Take a step back. Fucking look at yourself. You are human. You are beautiful. You are so beautiful. And you can be anything. You can be everything. Do not hate everyone because someone broke your heart, or because your parents split up, or your best friend betrayed you, your father hit you, the kid down the street called you fat, ugly, stupid, worthless. Do not concern yourself with things you cannot control. Cry when you need to, then let go when it’s time. Don’t hang onto painful memories just because you’re afraid to forget. Let go of things that are in the past. Forget things that aren’t worth remembering. Stop taking things for granted. Live for something. Live for yourself. Fall in love. Fall out of love. Fall in love. Fall out of love. Do this over and over until you what it really is to love someone. Question things. Tell people how you really feel. Sleep under the stars. Create. Imagine. Inspire. Share something wonderful. Meet new people. Make someone’s day. Follow your dreams. Live your life to it’s full potential. Just live, dammit. Let go of all of the horrible in your life and fucking live. And one day, when you’re old, look back with no regrets.

I believe in sleeping in. I believe in giving 100% when you only have 80%. I believe in jamming out by yourself in the car. I believe in kisses on the forehead. I believe in smiling until your cheeks hurt. I believe that you can have just as much fun sober. I believe in taking chances and making mistakes. I believe in having someone tell you that you’re beautiful. I believe in swinging on swings and running in the rain. I believe in miracles and random acts of kindness. I believe in saying hello to anyone and everyone. I believe in second chances. I believe that everyone’s lucky to be alive.

Have you ever thought that if one thing hadn't happened, a whole set of things never would have either? Like dominoes in time, a single event kicked off an unstoppable series of changes that gained momentum and spun out of control, and nothing was ever the same again. Don't ever doubt that a mere second can change your life forever.

quit protecting yourself. what are you hiding from? life? cause that’s what you’re missing out on. you may be safe, but you’re not alive.

There's no time to waste,
There so much to celebrate.

You don’t have to be perfect to belong in this place.
You don’t have to have all the answers, or always know the right thing to say.
You can climb the highest mountain, if you want.
Or quietly imagine that you might, someday.
You can take chances, or take safety nets, make miracles or make mistakes.
You don’t have to be composed at all hours to be strong here.
You don’t have to be bold or certain to be brave.
You don’t have to have all the answers here, or even know who you want to be.

“I may still not know what I want to be when I grow up,
but I do know that someday
I want to live in a house
filled with my books and travel souvenirs.
And the walls that aren’t covered in bookshelves will be covered
with photos of my family and friends. When I leave the house
I will be going to a job I love, and I’ll return to a person I love.
So, that’s the dream I’m working on.”

The only decision left is the one I need to make with myself, to stop running once and for all. I mean, I know who I'm supposed to be, I've always known. But, then the fear takes over: the free floating, anxiety ridden fear in the pit of my stomach that makes me run.

“I must learn to love the fool in me- the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries.” ~Theodore Isaac Rubin

You want to know what living life to the fullest actually is? It's waking up on a Monday morning with no complaints. It's knowing you always deserve to laugh. It's doing what feels right no matter what. It's doing what you want to, no matter how stupid you look. I t's about being yourself, because no one can tell you you're doing it wrong.