Quotes

This post is going to be short and somewhat pointless, but I have had quite a few quotes running through my head recently. These quotes aren't all about the same situation. In fact there are tons of situations involved in the various quotes but oh well. I just need to put them all together somewhere and think on them.

First off, “Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.” - Ray Charles

That being said, it is hard to find any quotes about how you feel for someone that don't include the word love. Apparently if you are attracted to someone, but you aren't in love yet, you are screwed. You don't get to tell anyone how you feel unless you love them. . . Bah.

“I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.”

"You know that you're in love when you freeze up for the first time in your life--my feet were frozen to the elevator floor, but my heart was screaming to take one step closer and give her a kiss."

"I would be lying if I said you stepped out of my dreams and into my life... My dreams were never this wonderful!"

"If I could spend every minute of every day with you I would. I think about you all the time. I think of you when I go to bed, and you're the first thing I think about when I wake up. I can't go through one day without wanting to see you, needing to see you. You're addictive, I don't get it ... what is it about you?"

"You look in the mirror and you don't like what you see? Don't believe it. Look into my eyes; I'm the only mirror you'll ever need."

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love.” – Neil Gaiman

"There's a lot to be said for self-delusionment when it comes to matters of the heart."

. . . Nothing really to say about that section of quotes.

"A true friend is someone who will always be there when the whole world left you, he always cheers you up when the whole world has turned you down and he never asks you to act like an angel but he becomes your angel."

"Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same."

"It's a lot like nature. You only have as many animals as the ecosystem can support and you only have as many friends as you can tolerate the bitching of." – Randy K. Milholland

"Sometimes the measure of friendship isn't your ability to not harm but your capacity to forgive the things done to you and ask forgiveness for your own mistakes." – Randy K. Milholland

“There are three types of friends: those like food, without which you can't live; those like medicine, which you need occasionally; and those like an illness, which you never want.”

“If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me”

"A true friend is like the sound of your footsteps; always with you, through light and dark, in silence when there is no one else, and in a crowd even when you can’t hear them. When things are soft and comfortable you may not notice the sound of your footsteps, but when things get hard, that is when you notice that the sound of your footsteps is always there keeping time with you.” – George White

“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”

This section encompasses several situations recently. From the people who I like to think I have helped with their problems, the people who have helped me, and those friends who knew that the walls I was putting up were meant to be torn down. I thank all of you for giving me the kicks in the rump when I needed them, the friendly ear when I needed to vent, and the helpful words when I needed advice. Truly without you I don't know what I would do.

"All it takes to fly is to hurl yourself at the ground... and miss." - Douglass Adams

Sounds like a plan to me Doug.