“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,Love like you'll never be hurt,Sing like there's nobody listening,And live like it's heaven on earth.”
— William W. Purkey“It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good all at once.”
— Nina LaCour“A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.”
— Shannon l. Alder“Nothing else wounds so deeply and irreparably. Nothing else robs us of hope so much as being unloved by one we love”
— Clive Barker“What was it like to lose him? Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded:It was like hearing every goodbye ever said tome—said all at once.”
— Lang Leav“I want to drag knives over my skin, just to feel something other than shame, but I'm not even brave enough for that”
— Paula Hawkins“Hurt is a part of life. To be honest, I think hurt is a part of happiness, that our definition of happiness has gotten very narrow lately, very nervous, a little afraid of this brawling, fabulous, unpredictable world.”
— Julian Gough“It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams.”
— Jocelyn Soriano“What do you say when you feel your life is taken right from your chest, even though I miraculously find myself still breathing?”
— Jason F. Wright“Accidents happen. Our bones shatter, our skin splits, our hearts break. We burn, we drown, we stay alive.”
— Moïra Fowley-Doyle“You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light.”
— Shannon L. Alder“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.”
— Sierra D. Waters“You know if you would just do as I say I wouldn't have to hurt you.”
— Amanda Stephan“Every broken heart has screamed at one time or another: Why can't you see who I truly am?”
— Shannon L. Alder“You sound so reasonable for a man who's been jilted. Can't you sound a bit angry? You just lost the best sex of your life. Punch a wall or something!”
— Bronwyn Scott