Thursday, July 14, 2011

Truths

"A person who is unafraid to present a candid version of herself to the world is as rare as diamonds."

"The most common addiction in the world is the draw of comfort. It wrecks dreams and breaks people."

"There is nothing worse than having no friends."

"Words are immensely powerful. One cruel remark can wound someone for life."

"Nothing — ever — happens exactly like you pictured it."

"A good nine out of ten bad things I’ve worried about never happened. A good nine out of ten bad things that did happen never occurred to me to worry about."

"Life is a solo trip, but you’ll have lots of visitors. Some of them are long-term, most aren’t."

"Wishing things were different is a great way to torture yourself."

"The ability to be happy is nothing other than the ability to come to terms with how things change."