I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence

Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them - a mother"s approval, a father"s nod - are covered by moments of their own accomplishments. It is not until much later, as the skin sags and the heart weakens, that children understand; their stories, and all their accomplishments, sit atop the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives. read more

• Thought Parents Rarely Let Go Their Children Them They Move Away Moments Used Define Mother Approval Father Nod Covered by Own Accomplishments Much Later Skin Sags Heart Weakens Understand Stories Sit Atop Mothers Fathers Stones Upon Beneath Waters Lives

Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far! read more

• Thought Trees Go Wandering Forth Directions Every Wind Coming Like Ourselves Traveling Us Around Sun Two Million Miles Day Space Heaven Knows How Fast Far

Live Life a little dangerously. read more

• Live Life Little Dangerously

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Sanity consists in not being subdued by your means. Fancy prices are paid for position, and for the culture of talent, but to thegrand interests, superficial success is of no account. read more

• Thought Sanity Consists Subdued by Means Fancy Prices Paid for Position Culture Talent Thegrand Interests Superficial Success Account

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago read more

• Motivational Experience Thought Self-motivation Positive-thoughts Someone Sitting Shade Today Planted Tree Long Time Ago

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But I've strayed so far from normal now, I'll never find my way back. And the truth is, I no longer want to read more

• Thought Strayed Far from Normal Find Way Truth Longer Want

“You left me." Not realizing until I've said my final good-bye and closed the door behind me, that he's not referring to the past. He's prophesying our future read more

• Thought Left Realizing Said Final Good Bye Closed Door Behind Referring Past Prophesying Our Future

That's what true love is. It cannot be broken, it cannot be chipped away, it's eternal, everlasting, and it can weather any storm read more

• True Love What True Love Cannot Broken Chipped Away Eternal Everlasting Weather Any Storm

You can’t go back Ever You can’t change the past It just is This is our destiny. Not yours read more

• Thought Go Change Past Our Destiny Yours

I was a beautiful vampire princess loved, worshiped and admired by all. I lived in a luxurious gothic castle and I have no idea how I ended up at this fiberglass table with you losers read more

• Thought Beautiful Vampire Princess Loved Worshiped Admired by Lived Luxurious Gothic Castle Idea How Ended Up Fiberglass Table Losers