Alyanna Villanueva

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898 quotes curated by Alyanna Villanueva:

“Memories do not always soften with time; some grow edges like knives.”
— Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna
Tagged: Memories
“I spent my life learning to feel less. Every day I felt less. Is that growing old? Or is it something worse? You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”
— Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
Tagged: Growing Up, Happiness
“Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.”
— Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie
Tagged: Love
“Know that in this world there's somebody who will always love you.”
— Junot Dìaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Tagged: Love
“I made myself from all the love you no longer wanted.”
— Iain S. Thomas, I Wrote This For You
Tagged: Love, Self-Identity
“Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.”
— Alan Cohen, Wisdom of the Heart
Tagged: Love
“My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind…”
— Andy Andrews, The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
Tagged: Choices, Life
“Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.”
— Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
Tagged: Chance
“I am tired of being brave.”
— Anne Sexton, The Truth the Dead Know
Tagged: strength
“I think I could have loved you better than anyone, and I can’t stop making lists of all the times I almost told you that.”
— Caitlyn Siehl, Waiting
Tagged: Love, Missed Chances