"Reality is merely an illusion, 
albeit a very persistent one." 


- Albert Einstein

“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”-Ralph Marston

‎"There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen." 

- Wayne Dyer

If you desire love in your life, cultivate it yourself, in your own dreams and desires, in the mark you want to make during your brief span here, in the lessons learned, in the smiles as much as the scars. Fill yourself up with love, rather than waiting for someone to do it for you.

*photo by Chrissie White

the opposite of love is apathy, and hate is really the same as love.  if you're so consumed by hatred of someone, you might as well be loving them,  because you're thinking about them for the same amount of time. 

-marilyn monroe

*photo by Chrissie White

"No matter what happens in life, 
be good to people. 
Being good to people 
is a wonderful legacy to leave behind." 
— Taylor Swift

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything"
— Katharine Hepburn (Me: Stories of My Life)

"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."
— C.S. Lewis

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." 
— Mother Teresa

"Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile." 

— Nicholas Sparks (The Last Song)

"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." 
— Tom Robbins

"I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved." 
— Shana Abé

"We don't realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace."
— Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)