After it’s all over, the early childhood, a chain of birthdays woven with candlelight, piles of presents, voices of relatives singing and praising your promise and future, after the years of schooling, fitting yourself into different size desks, memorizing, reciting, reporting, and performing for jury after jury of teachers, counselors, and administrators, you still feel inadequate, alone, vulnerable, and naked in a world that can be unforgiving and terribly demanding. (V.C. Andrews, Into the Garden)
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most (Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment)
I don’t deserve you. I’m not made for relationships. I know I’m going to fuck this up. I’m going to drive you away or do something to hurt you, and you’ll be added to my list of people I screwed over. You should walk away now
I don’t deserve you. I’m not made for relationships. I know I’m going to fuck this up. I’m going to drive you away or do something to hurt you, and you’ll be added to my list of people I screwed over. You should walk away now (M.A. Stacie, Unwritten Rules)
The time I’ve lost in wooing In watching and pursuing The light that lies In woman’s eyes Has been my heart’s undoing
The time I’ve lost in wooing In watching and pursuing The light that lies In woman’s eyes Has been my heart’s undoing (George Moore)
A woman’s orgasm is such a fragile thing, dependant as much upon her mind as on her clitoris
A woman’s orgasm is such a fragile thing, dependant as much upon her mind as on her clitoris (Megan Hart, Dirty)
She thought of the Good Shepherd with His sheep. Of the Man hanging upon the cross. And the understanding bubbled up within her soul: He makes all things new
She thought of the Good Shepherd with His sheep. Of the Man hanging upon the cross. And the understanding bubbled up within her soul: He makes all things new (Alicia G. Ruggieri, The Fragrance of Geraniums)
The only thing more difficult than persuading someone else to start having sex with you is persuading yourself to stop
The only thing more difficult than persuading someone else to start having sex with you is persuading yourself to stop (Jacob M. Appel)
When a plan fails, it does not mean we have failed. It just means we need a new plan
When a plan fails, it does not mean we have failed. It just means we need a new plan (Jenna Alatari)
Everyone is quiet. Which is the wooooooorst. It’s scary when a group of people all know instinctively not to joke around
Everyone is quiet. Which is the wooooooorst. It’s scary when a group of people all know instinctively not to joke around (Tina Fey, Bossypants)
There is a devil inside each one of us. Some just know to hide it too well
There is a devil inside each one of us. Some just know to hide it too well (Adwitiya Borah, The Wrong Vantage Point)