“As individuals each of us is extremely isolated, while at the same time we are linked by a prototypical memory.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“We all need someone to look at us. We can be divided into four categories according to the kind of look we wish to live under. The first category longs for the look of an infinite number of anonymous eyes, in other words, for the look of the public. The second category is made up of people who have…”— Milan Kundera, goodreads.com
“Sometimes we just have to cut off the dead branches in our life. Sometimes that's the only way we can keep the tree alive. It's hard and it hurts, but it's what's best.”— Nicole Williams, amazon.com
“Somewhere someone thinks they love someone else exactly like I love you. Somewhere someone shakes from the ripple of a thousand butterflies inside a single stomach. Somewhere someone is packing their bags to see the world with someone else. Somewhere someone is reaching through the most terrifying f…”— Tyler Knott Gregson, tylerknott.com
“Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them.”— Unknown, philosiblog.com
“There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.”— Anton Chekhov, en.wikiquote.org
“We don’t have the right to change anyone else, and no one else has the right to change us. If we are going to change, it is because we want to change, because we don’t want to suffer any longer.”— Don Miguel Ruiz, amazon.com
“Embrace a philosophy of pessimism. Every human will disappoint you, and you'll do the same to them.”— Alain de Botton, nytimes.com