Posted 11 hours ago
But in the end it wasn’t up to me. The big things never are. Birth, I mean, and death. And love. And what love bequeaths to us before we’re born.
Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex (via helplesslyamazed)

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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
Thich Nhat Hanh (via rainbow-ginger-butterfly)
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No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don’t read is often as important as what you do read.
Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid (via infelicific)
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yestheworldisquiethere:

“It doesn’t matter if she’s brave enough,” the bald man replied with a chuckle. “Everyone will do what they are expected to do. What other choice do they have.”
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Lemony Snicket (The Carnivorous Carnival)

yestheworldisquiethere:

“It doesn’t matter if she’s brave enough,” the bald man replied with a chuckle. “Everyone will do what they are expected to do. What other choice do they have.”

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Lemony Snicket (The Carnivorous Carnival)

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aseaofquotes:

Ellen Hopkins, Perfect

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Ellen Hopkins, Perfect

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Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility