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I do love a quote or two


Anyone who knows me knows, I love quotes. I’m utterly unashamed in basking in other peoples’ wisdom, and this post subject will have a regular spot on my blog. I am so bad a logging into my Tumblr account, but it is wonderful for finding new quotes you may not have come across before; so I have listed some below – some are from Tumblr, some from books, and some from various other places.

These resonate with me for various reasons, but in truth, I think we can all relate to a good quote. I’ve hash-tagged each one in regards to subject matter….


“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.”
     - Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum LP #Love


“I want
my heart
and my
passions to
be the
most beautiful
things about
me.”
      - The love yourself challenge  #Self love


“Suppose a man makes unwanted social advances to a woman in, let’s say, a restaurant or theatre, and she eventually has to tell him loudly or angrily to get lost. She is the one who will be perceived as rude, hostile, aggressive, and obnoxious. His verbal aggression and invasiveness are accepted and expected; her rudeness (or mere curtness) in getting rid of him is noticed and condemned. One of our great myths is that a “real lady” can and should handle any difficulty, defuse any assault, without ever raising her voice or losing her manners. Female rudeness or violence in resistance to male aggression has often been taken to prove that the woman was not a lady in the first place, and therefore deserved no respect from the aggressor or sympathy from others.”
      - D.A. Clarke, “A Woman With a Sword” #Feminism


“The fact that you’re struggling doesn’t make you a burden. It doesn’t make you unloveable or undesirable or undeserving of care. It doesn’t make you too much or too sensitive or too needy. It makes you human. Everyone struggles. Everyone has a difficult time coping, and at times, we all fall apart. During these times, we aren’t always easy to be around — and that’s okay. No one is easy to be around one hundred percent of the time. Yes, you may sometimes be unpleasant or difficult. And yes, you may sometimes do or say things that make the people around you feel helpless or sad. But those things aren’t all of who you are and they certainly don’t discount your worth as a human being. The truth is that you can be struggling and still be loved. You can be difficult and still be cared for. You can be less than perfect, and still be deserving of compassion and kindness.”
      - Daniell Koepke #Life lessons


“I decided on you, don’t you get that? I decided on you. I don’t want to go fucking other people and then walk around feeling thrilled and then sad, or empty, or whatever. I like the smell of your hair, and I like the sound of your voice, and I fucking decided on you.”
      - Unknown (Tumblr) #Love


 “She left you because:

- She got tired of waiting
- You blamed her, ignored her, disrespected her, played in her insecurities and made her feel second best
- You gave your ex more attention than you gave her
- You didn't make her feel like the only one....like the best, most beautiful, perfect girl
- You have no idea how much she cares
- You didn't give her a reason to stay
- You only wanted one thing from her, and it wasn't her heart
- You only gave her attention and affection when it was convenient for you
- You were busy taking care of other peoples' girlfriends and not her
- She got tired of waiting for you to care
- She didn't leave you. She's still here. You're just dumb!”
      - Unknown (Tumblr) #Love


“The danger is that we’ll soon stop feeling outraged over the erosion of trust.”
      -  Gary Younge #Trust


“If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything!”
      -       Win Borden #Life


“You can’t break the rules, not even when it seems like everyone else is doing it. Because if you do – if we all do – then the world becomes a very scar place….the best thing is what you think should be done. The right thing is what needs to be done – when you think not just of you an how you feel, but also who else is involved.”
      - “Unknown”. I’m so ashamed to have forgotten where I read this, but it’s from a book I read relatively recently. If anyone recognises this, please holla! #Morals

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