I think that bothers me more than anything. That he could look in my eyes and tell me something that is completely contrary to the truth.
LANG LEAVYou must emerge from adversity, scathed but victorious to tell your story and, in turn, light the way for others.
More Lang Leav Quotes
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Strange how it mattered so much, when now it matters so little.
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I hope someday you will find me and remember what I once meant to you.
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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.
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Our emotions pull us in different directions. The stronger the emotion, the greater the pull. Feelings are not always practical, nor do they make any logical sense. That’s just the way it goes.
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Then there is the boy you can never stop thinking about. Whenever you see his name, it trips you up. Even if it’s one that belongs to many others, even if he belongs to someone else.
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When you lose a person, a whole universe goes along with them.
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I used to think people were like lighthouses. That they were there to protect you. But they’re no. People are lime whirlpools. They pull you in; they drag you under. You have to work so hard just to keep your head above water.
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Let her be herself. Or she will be somebody else’s.
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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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We all need to follow our intuition, even if it takes us down the wrong path. Otherwise, you’ll always be second-guessing yourself.
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Where are you?” She asked. “I have been searching all my life.” “Stop looking for me,” Love replied, “and I will find you.
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I build my walls from the mess they leave.
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We were born to walk this world in intersecting lines.
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you cannot control the depth of a wound another inflicts upon you.
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In time she will learn, not to miss them.
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There are many things in life you can postpone, but love isn’t one of them.
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It was pure bliss and absolute torture at the same time. I was in daze, as if my brain had suddenly packed up and gone on vacation. I could barely string words together in a sentence.
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The greatest heartache comes from loving another soul, they said, beyond reason, beyond doubt, with no hope of salvation.
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I think the mysterious pull that draws you to another person is identical to the one that moves our eyes upward to the stars.
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Be patient. Your voice will find its way into the world, not in one loud instance but a steady trickle that turns into a deluge.
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Some days I feel like my soul is being pulled in one direction and my heart in another.
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You must emerge from adversity, scathed but victorious to tell your story and, in turn, light the way for others.
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Souls do not have calendars or clocks, nor do they understand the notion of time or distance. They only know it feels right to know one other.
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You know, missing someone can sometimes be the best thing for a writer.
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I know how hard it is to have to love someone in secret.
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Sometimes I am caught between poetry and prose, like two lovers I can’t decide between. Prose says to me, let’s build something long and lasting. Poetry takes me by the hand, and whispers, come with me, let’s get lost for awhile.
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