I travel there twice each year to remind myself of my humble beginnings, lest I forget that the luxury surrounding me is merely temporal.

it is only the young who think of life as being long. As we grow older we think back with regret to those moments we might have enjoyed and that we threw carelessly away. Such moments add up to minutes, hours … and finally, years.

“Time passes by you like a bullet,” he says, “and fear gives you the excuses you‘re craving to not do the things you know you should. Don‘t doubt yourself, don‘t secondguess, don‘t let fear hold you back, don‘tbe lazy, and don‘t base your decisions on how happy it will make others. Just go for it, okay?”

CONS: Wish it had more sex scenes

PROS: Had some interesting life lessons

#polyamrous

“…its best to live life unafraid and true to my inner self than fake at being happy to please others.”

“ I studied business because I felt I shouldget a conventional degree. Now I want to live for me.”

Who has ever felt this way? Like getting a college degree because you are told that it will be convenient/useful to you.
And what happens is that you actually went ahead and got the freaking degree!?

What I got: a Sociology degree

Now, I want to be like Katie: and live for me!❤️

“I prefer being alone. I wasn‘t a hermit. I could talk to my teachers and have discussions, and I love seeing the world and doing things, but I need space to breathe.”

“Everyone contemplates suicide at some point, even if it‘s just for a minute.
And one thing is usually the root cause. Loneliness.”

“The one thing I‘d learned about what it took to be strong was recognizing and acknowledging any weakness and then making adjustments.”

#beingstrong

Love the book!!
Relate to Jordan so much!
#LoveStoryForTheAges

“Despite my best efforts at pretending none of this is happening …I feel isolated, hopeless, terrified, and just plain exhausted.”

“I‘d forgotten how tired full-body crying can make you feel.”
#dontiknowit