My Favorite Quotes and Lyrics

"She said she usually cried at least once each day; not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short."
- Brian Andreas

"I've learned that good-byes will always hurt, pictures never replace having been there, memories good or bad will bring tears, and words can never replace feelings."
- Unknown

"Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius; and it is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." - Marilyn Monroe

"If the people we love are stolen from us,
The way we have them live on, is to remember them.
Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever."
- ‘The Crow’ (movie)

"Celebrate we will, 'cause life is short but sweet for certain."
- Dave Matthew's Band, ‘Two Step’

"Nothing makes the Earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance."
- Henry David Thoreau

"All of us get lost in the darkness; dreamers learn to steer by the stars."
- Rush, 'The Pass'

"When caught between two evils, I generally like to take the one I've never tried."
- Mae West

"When he shall die take him
And cut him out in little stars
And he will make the face of heav'n so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun."
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints,
Sinners are much more fun."
- Billy Joel, ‘Only the Good Die Young’

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep, loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
- Elizabeth Kubler Ross

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"See you and me have a better time than most can dream of, better than the best, so we can pull on through. Whatever tears at us, whatever holds us down, and if nothing can be done, we'll make the best of what's around."
- Dave Matthew's Band, ‘Best of What’s Around’

"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself."
- Walter Anderson

"Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That’s how we’re made. So, you can either waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them."
- Meredith Grey