Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
-Carl Jung

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it."
-Jack Handey

I'm going to think about the wonderful happy feeling I got upon unexpectedly running into franny_glass for the very first time, in the Bethesda metro station yesterday. I mean, holy shit, it was awesome ( Read more... )

"Truth is a multi-faceted thing, after all. It's hard to see it all at once. You have to turn it around in your hands. Hold it up in different slants of light." -Justine Musk, Lord of Bones

I swear I'm going to stop feeling so exhausted any minute now ( Read more... )

A quote for me, dealing with multiple chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities ( Read more... )

"Y helo thar. I iz Inigo Montoya. U killz my father. U can has stabbity."

"I'd like to think it's because I'm not neither here nor there in my life. I think anybody that makes a decision about where they stand is going to cause strong opinions about them. But I think that's what you should be hoping for in life, so I take that as a very good sign. That some people support me and some people really don't like me tells me ( Read more... )

"Can I say something about destiny? Screw destiny. If this evil thing comes, we'll fight it and we'll keep fighting it till we whoop it. Because destiny is just another word for inevitable. And nothing is inevitable as long as you stand up, look it in the eye and say, 'You're evitable.'"
-Winifred Burkle, as played by Amy Acker on "Angel"

"Knowing love, I can allow for all things to come and go. To be as supple as the wind. And to face all things with great courage. My heart is as open as the sky."
-Kama Sutra (the movie)

They keep telling me how strong I am.
One day, I will believe it.

"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So, I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?" -John Lennon