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the earth right before sunrise is filled with an implacable energy i want to be surrounded by constantly
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“Dumbfounded, I stood before the court, trying to figure out if there was a state of being between ‘guilty’ and ‘innocent.’ Why were those my only alternatives? I thought. Why couldn’t I be ‘neither’ or ‘both’? After a long pause, I finally faced the bench and said, ‘Your Honor, I plead human.’”
— Paul Beatty, The Sellout
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We're all so desperate to be understood, we forget to be understanding.
— Beau Taplin
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“Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.”
— Robert Holden (via quotemadness)
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I just want to be around people with beautiful souls. souls so beautiful that it makes me better and makes my soul more pure and beautiful.
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really just want to live a quiet life with quiet, genuine, humble people. not interested in loud people or dramatic situations. just want peace, and the sun, and tenderness, and warmth.
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