There are some things about myself that I can’t explain to anyone. There are some things I don’t understand at all. I can’t tell what I think about things or what I’m after. I don’t know what my strengths are or what I’m supposed to do about them. But if I start thinking about these things in too much detail, the whole thing gets scary. And if I get scared, I can only think about myself. I become really self-centered, and without meaning to, I hurt people. So I’m not such a wonderful human being.
― Haruki Murakami, A Slow Boat To China (via milkthistles)

(Source: wildthicket)

Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.
― Maggie Kuhn (via memoriesofdistance)

dictionaryofobscuresorrows:

n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate…

animalist:

yes because all life is about is being academic

passing every exam

using big words to sound smart

following books, following rules

wait 30 years from now when you’re stuck with that office job

a routine you can’t escape

wishing you took chances

wishing you had more fun, was more free

wasn’t so safe

at the end of the day

you’ll die

and no one will be talking about you

no one will remember you 

because you never did anything 

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