I think there is a sense of ownership in knowing, isn’t there? You let people in, and they claim parts of you-they fly their flag over uncharted territory and from then onward-you cease to belong wholly to yourself.
LANG LEAVHe gave her such gifts – not the kind that were put in boxes, but the sort that filled her with imagination, breathing indescribable happiness into her life.
More Lang Leav Quotes
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You’re young and there’s still so much ahead. So much uncertainty and doubt. It keeps you up at night-this wild, restless feeling. But you don’t know how free you are. For this short, miraculous time, you have no one to answer to, nothing to lose. You belong wholly to yourself.
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I was there in your forgetting, until I was forgot.
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When you lose a person, a whole universe goes along with them.
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The second I tried to tell myself I wasn’t in love was the moment I realized I was.
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I have buried myself so deep in my words that sometimes I can’t tell if I am the person writing or the one hiding between the lines.
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I have happened in so many places, to so many people – the essence of me lives on in these nuances, these moments.
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But tomorrow, tomorrow could be different, and that is what keeps me going today.
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People who are prone to sadness are more likely to pick up a pen.
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Some pieces will sing to your present, others may echo of your past, and the rest could whisper of your future.
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You said my sadness was like the sun, beautiful from a distance but it hurt you too much to come closer.
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In the wrong hands, your past is a weapon.
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I am already nostalgic for what we have, even with you still here.
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If you love me for what you see, only your eyes would be in love with me.
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You may grow to love this person but remember they are not yours to keep. Their purpose isn’t to save you but to show you how to save yourself.
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Take me someplace where I can feel something-I want to give away my heart. Tell me his name so I can know love when it speaks to me. Give me someone I can write about.
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