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.
LANG LEAVWhere the strangers we meet, take us down one way streets, and forgetting is something we’re taught.
More Lang Leav Quotes
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Every day I measure the weight of my past against the present and feel the drag of what could have been.
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There are many things in life you can postpone, but love isn’t one of them.
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There is one who you belong to, whose love- there is no song for.
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I am already nostalgic for what we have, even with you still here.
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Most people want to save the entire world. It’s a lovely thought, and I’m not saying it’s not a noble pursuit-but it’s impossible to save everyone. You just have to pick your little corner of the world and focus your energy there. That’s the only way you will ever make a difference.
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Because someday, in one way or another, you will be taken from me or I you.
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And the weather was so damn sick of being predictable; I heard it began snowing in the Sahara and I wanted to tell you that I’ve changed.
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When you lose a person, a whole universe goes along with them.
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I loved you more than love was allowed.
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For she is his poet, and he is her poetry.
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What I feel for you is at once the expression of language and the absence of it.
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Who you love and who loves you back determines so much in your life.
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It was a question I had worn on my lips for days – like a loose thread on my favourite sweater I couldn’t resist pulling – despite knowing it could all unravel around me. “Do you love me, I ask?” In your hesitation I found my answer.
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I have given so much to things that weren’t worth my time. When all along, it’s the people I love that I should have carried.
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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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