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“There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words, and still not understand you. And there are others who will understand — without you even speaking a word.”

— Yasmin Mogahed

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Free stuff when you’re poor is considered a handout. Free stuff when you’re rich is considered a gift

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SAS (soft amused snort) is a better acronym than LOL for a reaction to something funny online

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Judith L. Herman, Trauma and Recovery

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Being able to change someone’s beliefs and perspectives with proof and conversation is one of the most powerful and poorly-acknowledged skills.

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“Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”

— Confucius, Analects

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I just want a relationship where we are both equally obsessed with each other, but in a healthy way. Save my selfies when I send them to you. Text me “I know you’re sleeping right now, but…”. Take the time to listen to the songs that are important to me. Joke around with me and make fun of me and then kiss me right after. Tell your friends how happy I make you and how excited you’ll be when we are finally married. Double text me because you miss me. Reassure me when I’m feeling insecure. Grab my hand, hold me, show everyone I’m yours. Don’t hold back on me, tell me how much you want me and how much you love me. Make me happy and I will do my best to make you happier.

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“If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die.”

— Mik Everett (via wordsnquotes)

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“Men, for the sake of getting a living, forget to live.”

— Margaret Fuller, Summer On The Lakes, in 1843

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“Don’t feel exasperated, or defeated, or despondent because your days aren’t packed with wise and moral actions. But get back up when you fail, celebrate behaving like a human — however imperfectly — and fully embrace the pursuit that you’ve embarked on.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (5.9)

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“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”

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“Don’t judge people for the choices they make when you don’t know the options they had to choose from.”

— Unknown

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“Be thankful for every heartbreak, for they were planned. They come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. Their 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. And you do.”

— Unknown

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“Being offended is a sign that something inside of you needs to be fixed.”

— Dan Go