You know that saying about how you don’t know what you have until it’s gone-I already did know what I had, and now that she’s gone, I know even more.
A. S. KING
A. S. KING
A. S. King on breakup
A. S. King18 quotes“You know that saying about how you don’t know what you have until it’s gone-I already did know what I had, and now that she’s gone, I know even more.”
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We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.
A. S. KingA. S. King But that’s a side effect of alcohol, isn’t it? Stopping to think about other people is not on the bar menu.
A. S. KingA. S. King I knew not to give the best of myself to the worst of people.
A. S. KingA. S. King I’m sorry, but I don’t get it. If we’re supposed to ignore everything that’s wrong with our lives, then I can’t see how we’ll ever make things right.
A. S. KingA. S. King Today I am in control because I want to be. I have my fingers on the switch, but have lived a lifetime ignoring the control I have over my own world. Today is different.
A. S. KingA. S. King I’d rather feel something for real than pretend it’s not what it is.
A. S. KingA. S. King Isn’t it funny how we live inside the lies we believe?
A. S. KingA. S. King The simplest answer is to act.
A. S. KingA. S. King Only you can allow yourself to be angry.
A. S. KingA. S. King I didn’t think about anything past tomorrow because anything past tomorrow was just like cloud busting – it depended soley on the person looking at the clouds and it could rain any minute
A. S. KingA. S. King Everybody’s always looking for the person they’re better than
A. S. KingA. S. King But it feels good to love a thing and not expect anything back. It feels good to not get an argument or any pushiness or any rumors or any bullshit. It’s love without strings. It’s ideal.
A. S. KingA. S. King I was also built from delusional optimism and folly.
A. S. KingA. S. King I am equal to a baby and to a hundred-year-old lady. I am equal to an airline pilot and a car mechanic. I am equal to you. You are equal to me. It’s that universal. Except that it’s not.
A. S. KingA. S. King The world is full of assholes. What are you doing to make sure you’re not one of them?
A. S. KingA. S. King How can we say nobody’s perfect if there is no perfect to compare to? Perfection implies that there really is a right and wrong way to be. And what type of perfection is the best type? Moral perfection? Aesthetic? Physiological? Mental?
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