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A girl only needs three things in her life: love to make her weak, alcohol to make her strong, and friends to pick her up when the first two make her hit the ground.
You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.
--Bob Marley
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants to or needs to
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a youth she’s content to leave behind
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
one friend who always makes her laugh and one who let's her cry
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a feeling of control over her destiny
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to fall in love without losing herself
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to quit her job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
when to try harder and when to walk away
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
that she can’t change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
that her childhood may not have been perfect, but it’s over
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
what she would and wouldn’t do for love or more
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to live alone, even if she doesn’t like it
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
whom she can trust, whom she can’t, and why she shouldn’t take it personally
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
where to go… be it to her best friend’s kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods, when her soul needs soothing
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
what she can and can’t accomplish in a day… a month… and a year.
--Pamela Redmond Satran
"That is how you know you’ve left childhood behind -- when you wish for time to go backward."
--Alice Hoffman, 'Here On Earth'
“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”
--Marilyn Monroe
"Time is God’s way of keeping everything from happening at once."
--Wynonna Judd
"People work too hard to figure out the meaning of their lives. Why ME, why NOW. The truth is, sometimes things don’t happen to you for a reason. Sometimes it’s just about being in the right place at the right time for someone else."
--Jodi Picoult
I prefer riding the subway when it's crowded because then I can pretend the person next to me is with me. "Oh we're just having a silly argument is why we're not speaking right now," is what I'd say if anyone asks. No one ever asks.
--Tiny Ghosts
"And we danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and threw our heads and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl, because by now we were all old enough to know that what looks like crazy on an ordinary day, looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight."
--Pearl Cleage
It's like the feeling you get when you hear your favorite childhood song on the radio for the first time in years, you turn it up and feel so alive. Or lying in bed watching a snow storm, knowing you don't have to get up for hours and get to just lay in the warmth or your comforters for hours. It's the way your stomach flip flops during your first true kiss, or how your body feels when you take off in an airplane for the first time. Or when you drive around in the front seat of a car that belongs to the boy you like and even though you should feel scared beyond control because he's driving so fast and stupid, yet you feel so safe and alive. Yeah, that feeling.
You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.
--Bob Marley
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants to or needs to
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a youth she’s content to leave behind
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
one friend who always makes her laugh and one who let's her cry
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a feeling of control over her destiny
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to fall in love without losing herself
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to quit her job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
when to try harder and when to walk away
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
that she can’t change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
that her childhood may not have been perfect, but it’s over
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
what she would and wouldn’t do for love or more
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to live alone, even if she doesn’t like it
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
whom she can trust, whom she can’t, and why she shouldn’t take it personally
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
where to go… be it to her best friend’s kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods, when her soul needs soothing
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
what she can and can’t accomplish in a day… a month… and a year.
--Pamela Redmond Satran
"That is how you know you’ve left childhood behind -- when you wish for time to go backward."
--Alice Hoffman, 'Here On Earth'
“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”
--Marilyn Monroe
"Time is God’s way of keeping everything from happening at once."
--Wynonna Judd
"People work too hard to figure out the meaning of their lives. Why ME, why NOW. The truth is, sometimes things don’t happen to you for a reason. Sometimes it’s just about being in the right place at the right time for someone else."
--Jodi Picoult
I prefer riding the subway when it's crowded because then I can pretend the person next to me is with me. "Oh we're just having a silly argument is why we're not speaking right now," is what I'd say if anyone asks. No one ever asks.
--Tiny Ghosts
"And we danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and threw our heads and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl, because by now we were all old enough to know that what looks like crazy on an ordinary day, looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight."
--Pearl Cleage
It's like the feeling you get when you hear your favorite childhood song on the radio for the first time in years, you turn it up and feel so alive. Or lying in bed watching a snow storm, knowing you don't have to get up for hours and get to just lay in the warmth or your comforters for hours. It's the way your stomach flip flops during your first true kiss, or how your body feels when you take off in an airplane for the first time. Or when you drive around in the front seat of a car that belongs to the boy you like and even though you should feel scared beyond control because he's driving so fast and stupid, yet you feel so safe and alive. Yeah, that feeling.