All my life I thought I needed the perfect setting, the perfect opportunity, and the perfect way to tell someone I love them... But suddenly I realized... I don't need any of that... Because I know it will be perfect... as long as I am saying it to you

I used to have this self-confidence that no one could break - I used to be a fighter and always pushed things to the limit, but now, so much has changed and my life is just a blur I don't care about the things I used to love or the things I used to hate. Now I'm nothing

They say I'm a bitch and that I'm moody, but what they don't really see is that I'm just a wall protecting myself from getting hurt

You think you know me. You think you have me all figured out, but how can you know me if I don't know me?

"I did not know I loved you until I heard myself telling so, for one instance I thought, 'Good God, what have I said?' and then I knew it was true."
~Bertrand Russell

Broken hearts can heal, broken friendships can't

"Love is when thoughts of but one man fill your heart, when he means more than life to you, when you know you would do anything for him and shall die if he is taken from you. Desire is when you ache to see him and touch him, when he causes your body to burn and tremble. Desire does not demand love before it can ensnare you, but desire with love creates a powerful bond."
~Janelle Taylor

The part that sucks about love is that you do get to choose who you love, but you don't get to choose who loves you back

Only the broken truly know what it feels like to go insane

And maybe this will end tomorrow or 2 weeks or 4 months or maybe even 2 years from now but no matter when it ends I'll never regret any of it

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."
~Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude

"When guys hurt you, you can put on a mask and pretend that you are all right. But when friends hurt you, you can't do that because they can see right through that mask."
~Robyn Workizer

There are moments that mark your life, moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same. And time is divided into two parts, before this and after this. Now sometimes you can feel such a moment coming. That's the test... or so I tell myself. I tell myself at times like these strong people keep moving forward anyway, no matter what they're gonna find

I wanted to thank you for making me see what it's like to care for someone that much. I want to thank you for making me believe I was loved, and making me believe that you wanted to be with me, thank you for hurting me, and showing me the world was real

I keep trying to convince myself that I hate you, and that you are the most annoying person on earth, but there's this little nagging voice in my head that keeps saying, 'You're Lying

"I'm not in love with him. He's my best friend."
~Dawson's Creek

You're so afraid to continue what we have. You know something's there. You feel just as much as I do when you touch me. You like it as just much as I do when you kiss me. It's just you're pulling away now because you know that if you don't pull away soon, you might find yourself falling in love, and I don't think you're prepared for that

Why is it that we spend a lifetime trying to define what love is.. what love means.. yet we know in an instant if we are in it?

You complete me. Really, you do. You can make me smile even when I'm in my worst mood. It's only in your arms that I forget all my troubles, and I have complete happiness. And, you're the only one who can fill that gap in my heart, the space that has come to know you... that place that knows you're the only one for me, that gap that will accept no one but you

I hate being his best friend and hearing about the two of them. But since I have always been his best friend, I can't say anything, and it's killing me

I'm in love with him. Always have been, always will be. Okay, so maybe I'm not truly in love. But there is something about him that I just can't get over.

The saddest part about our relationship is that no matter what you do or say to me, I'm not going to go away. I love you more than you may ever understand, and true love is loving someone's imperfections and faults at all costs. So, that is just what I am going to do; I am going to love every, single one of your faults as if you were perfect, and for that, I am going to love you forever

The hardest part about being in love is when a friend says something so sweet, it makes you want to cry, and you then realize that he has always been in love with you, and you love him back, but you're also in love with the guy who means the world to you

I miss who you used to be. I don't know who you've become. But I do know that the person you once were is still in there somewhere. I used to see a glimpse of him every now and then. But now he's gone, and I'm so afraid he's never going to come back

"Girl: Give it to me.
Guy: What?
Girl: My heart, give it to me.
Guy: But I'm not done with it.
Girl: But you broke it, now I have to glue it back together. I'd let you glue it back together, but obviously you don't know how to handle someone’s heart. So I'll just take it back now."

Thinking of him is like breathing... It's what you do. You love him every day as naturally as your heart beats. And your family and your friends are ready to send you to the loony bin because either they've stopped believing in love or they forgot what it's like... They don't believe in it, or maybe they don't believe that you're in it. But you do. You know what it's like to be in love: completely full inside, completely happy. Like your whole life this far was really just a preparation for being with him. A collection of heart-breaks and life's lessons leading you into the person you are, the person which perfectly compliments him. The one you love.

Here they go again. The tears they fall. The sleep wont come. My eyes are red. My heart is sore and my strength's undone. I tried so hard to keep control and make you proud but once again I've lost myself beneath that cloud

You know what the saddest part about this is? I put my whole life into this relationship. I let myself open up to you, and I now love you more than anything in this world. And you are just walking away from it all, tearing my world apart. I can't believe after all we have been through you are going to sit there and tell me you don't care and you don't love me. I'm so mad but upset all at the same time... because you are leaving and there isn't a thing I can do... but watch.

A lot of people get flipped out if you're quiet. They say stuff like, 'What are you thinking?' And if they don't start interrogating you, they start talking, going on and on about stuff that's totally irrelevant, and the silence gets so big and loud that it's scary

If you're going to walk, walk tall

Don't ever let anyone make you believe that you don't deserve what you want

When all the world is telling you 'no', tell yourself 'yes' ten times louder

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself

"All the best love stories have one thing in common, you have to go against the odds to get there."
~Party of Five

When you talk about tomorrow, I'm not sure about today. When wou tell me that you love me, what am I supposed to say? Sometimes I don't feel the same way as wou feel, words like forever, they scare the shit out of me

When I see him... his smile, his frown, those eyes, just everything about him... I end up loving him just as much as I did before I stopped. I guess once you love someone, and admit it... there's no crossing back. It's a line that will forever stay embedded deep within your heart. Because once you have loved that someone, it doesn't go away... you're forced to care

"When is the age where even the moment we go from being kids to being... something else? I mean so much can happen in a year. People say that we're growing up too fast today. Sometimes adults make it sound like it's our fault, or at least our choice. But how can we not? We feel invisible, and we know so much. One thing I do know is that we're so eager to lose our innocence and I wonder if one day we'll look back and wish we hadn't."
~Young Americans

When two people first start out they say a lot of things, and make a lot of promises to each other, but somewhere down the line, the sweet things they once said become bitter words, and the promises they swore in their hearts they would keep, are broken

I'm still young and I want to stay that way because growing up won't make everything ok

I'm larger than life and if you look at me right there's no doubt you'll assume I'm worth the fight. I'm constantly drunk be it wine or writing and I dream without ever sleeping. I don't just exist, I float. I drift on the breeze and many a time you'll fine me entertaining no one but smiling as if the world's my party which it is it's all a matter of perspective, the angle you live at. I'm a ninety degree circle spinning in an orbit of music, mayhem and magic and nothing beats that

"I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much... because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting."
~Robert Heinlin

"And, it doesn't mean love's wrong just because your feeling low. And, it doesn't mean the love's gone 'cause you feel like you want to let go."
~Hanson

"I do not want to make reasons for you to stay, only reasons for you to return."
~Jonivan

Optimists say the glass is 1/2 full. Pessimists say the glass is 1/2 empty. I just think we should pour it out on the table and make a mess

I guess the reason we could never work things out is because you were too proud to forgive me for something I really was sorry for

"I didn't lose him; I let him go. I didn't get over him; I moved on. When you truly love someone you never lose them or get over them, they will always mean something to you, so no matter how hard you try if it was true love, you'll never forget them."
~Jennah

I miss the way you told me you really loved me, but that's what happens when a couple breaks up; the love fades, and you have to get used to not hearing 'I miss you', or 'I love you' anymore. And, the rest of your days are spent on trying to let go, or trying to move on. Or, convicing that still hopeful heart of yours that there isn't a chance left in the world that you'll both end up being together again. Then you have to face the heartache that's comes with the thought of your love being with someone else and realize your chances of ever being with them again are getting more and more thinner each day…

"When you hold me like this, so many memories fill my eyes. The first time we kissed, the times we nearly said good-bye. But still here we are, tested and tried and still true... And stronger than we ever knew."
~Marc Anthony

I used to think you were the world, now I know you're just another ignorant ass living in it

The hardest part of being in a relationship is having the feeling that the guy you love more than life itself doesn't care about you as much as you thought. You sit up every night and cry, worrying that it won't last much longer. Yet, you're doing everything you can to hold on to what you have and it doesn't seem to be enough

There are too many inexplicable things around us - horrors, threats, mysteries that draw you in and then inevitably disenchant you. Back to the predictable and humdrum. The prince is never going to come, and maybe Sleeping Beauty's dead

"Here you come again; just when I'm about to make it work without you, you look into my eyes and lie those pretty lies, and pretty soon I'm wondering how I came to doubt you."
~Dolly Parton

I now understand it was just my ego... because looking back, I don't think I really loved him... but I cried when I realized he didn't love me

"I forgot about you for a while, but then I saw you again in my mind, just instantly flashed back to the time when I thought that we were happy; I know I'll never hold you like that again."
~Smashed by Cars

"And all I really want to say is you're the reason I want to stay."
~Ben Folds Five

The higher you build the walls around your heart, the harder you fall when someone finally tears them down

She believed in dreams all right, but she also believed in doing something about them. When Prince Charming didn't come along, she went over to the palace and got him

The hardest mile I've ever walked was the one away from you

Our parents fill our heads with Cinderella, Prince Charming, Big weddings, and white horses, but then we get our heart broken for the first time, and it hurts, and that multiplies to many heartbreaks, which shows us that there is a little more to love and life than fairy tales and handed down dreams

Give me a kiss. Give me your world. Give me your heart, and I'll be your girl. Give me a smile. Give me your time. Give me your love, and I'll give you mine

Maybe if I look away it won't hurt as much... maybe if I don't watch you with her it won't tear my heart apart... maybe if I don't remember how you held me ever so close, just as you are now holding her... my heart wouldn't be breaking... maybe if you were still holding me I wouldn't feel the the small salt water paths on my face... maybe if you had meant it when you said forever... I wouldn't be here drowning in my own tears... wishing that I didn't have to look away from you... with her…

As I draw you near for one final goodbye I know your thinking of her... as I kiss your cheek and try not to cry knowing your heart is with her... as I look over your face one final time, and utter my final farewell I know you can't wait to turn around and run into her arms... when did it turn from me to her? When did you decide she had what you wanted rather than me? When did you want her... and forget me? When was the moment that you took my heart out of your pocket and threw it to the ground? Please just tell me... when it hit... did you make a sound?

How do you expect me to move on, to let you go, when I see you everyday and talk to you constantly? We can't be together, I know that, so I want you out of my life, completely. I can't be friends with you because seeing your face and hearing your voice just makes me think about how much I love you, and then about how I can't be with you. This is the easiest way for me, to let go of something, I have to let go of it completely, even if it means we can't be friends

Sometimes you meet someone and before you know their name, where they're from... you know that sometime in the future... this person is going to mean something to you

I think letting you go was the smartest decision I ever made. Even though I loved you so much, I just couldn't deal with the pain. And, the times we spent together, holding each other, were the best times of my life. But no matter how much I wanted to keep you in my arms, I couldn't. I couldn't hold on to you, knowing that all you were going to do was hurt me. But right now, even though I still love you, I don't need you anymore. I don't need you to complete me. I just need you to comfort me when I'm sad, support me, and listen to me when I talk. So, I guess what I'm saying is, I'm glad we're over. I'm glad I've let go

I can cry a million tears, but you'll never see my frown. I'll whisper your name one thousand times, but you'll never hear a sound. Tears down my cheek. Sobs in my throat. You will never feel my pain. I'll love you forever with all my heart I'm sure you'll never feel the same

Even though I've 'stopped liking you,' every time someone mentions your name my head turns right toward them. It's like every time I hear it, I think of all that we could have had, and all that could have happened that didn't

I am sitting here pouring my heart out to you and what I get in return is a confused face

It's hard to lose someone you love, so please forgive me for trying to hold on

Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain

Your eyes are undescribable... they are just the type you wanna look into and try to find something, but you can't, so you just keep looking, 'cause they're so great. Some people say you can see the soul through the eyes, but... I see you... and it's even better

See, some guys are like drugs, 'cause drugs are addictive, and they cause you harm. And see... some guys cause harm to you and hurt you badly, but us girls keep goin back to them, we keep going back for more pain and more heartache cause we're addicted. We're addicted to what could be different this time, even though we know it won't be. Drugs can kill you physically... but see the kind of drug a boy is can kill you emotionally

Why is it that girls fall in love, we cry, we hurt, and it feels like we got kicked right in the stomach when he says good-bye. But when we say good-bye all of that happens to us again because all he's doing is walking away, free, and not caring at all

I guess you get used to somebody, you kind of like havin' them around. I guess you get used to the way they make you happy, bring you up when you're feeling down. I never dreamed when I was letting you go that I would wake up and miss you this much. I guess you get used to somebody. I guess you get used to bein' loved

Breaking up with your boyfriend is a million times easier than breaking up with your best friend

"Give me your hand. I may not lead you into forever, but I will lead you into now, and sometimes, if you are lucky, now, is the first step, into forever."
~William F. Payne

The reason I can't get myself into relationship, no matter how hard i try, no matter how bad I want to, I'm scared. I'm not scared of getting hurt... I'm scared of hurting someone else

Before I met you, I was always considered the strong one, the one who never got hurt; I could do anything and never fall. I felt like I was the epitome of invincibility; of confidence. Now, you've come along, you've broken my heart, and you've shaken me from that really strong foundation that I had spent years constructing. I found out more about myself than I ever had before. I found that my foundation wasn't as strong as I thought it was - I found that love isn't all it's cracked up to be - and I found that this time, maybe I won't be able to get back up quite so easily

It's just about now, when the tears start to fall, I wonder if I'm gonna make it at all... this is not about trying to go back in time, this is not about where I'll be a year down the line, it's just moment to moment, surviving somehow... this is not about then... this is just about now

"Bottom line is, even if you see them coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So, what are we, helpless? Puppets? Nah. The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are."
~Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Sometimes we don't see certain things until we're ready to see them in a certain way."
~Keeping the Faith

Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. It's the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside you that yells 'CAN'T', but you don't listen. You just push harder. And then you hear the voice whisper 'can' and you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are