#elation

Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?" "Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#relationships #friendship

I think the key indicator for wealth is not good grades, work ethic, or IQ. I believe it's relationships. Ask yourself two questions: How many people do I know, and how much ransom money could I get for each one? ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #grades #humor #iq #kidnap

I want to grow a flower for every time someone tells me “F*** you.” Then I’ll go back to that person and pin the flower on their lapel in a gesture of friendship. And while they are looking down on it in astonishment, I’ll bunch up my knuckles and punch them in the face. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#friendship #hilarious #humor #punch #ravings

I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#fame #grammy #humor #lady-gaga #music

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#emotion #friendship #honesty #imagination #individuality

My mothering needed a tad more Mother Theresa and a lot less Lizzy Borden. ↗

— Irene Tomkinson

#patience #relationships #family

Our reason arises, at the very least, from this twofold lesson of sensuous revelations and human testimonies. ↗

— Johann Georg Hamann

#human #least #lesson #our #reason

The heart of a person only beats when it's surrounded by blood, by family. ↗

— Erica Goros

#inspiration #relationships #family

I was raised by a single mother and I've been in a 10-year relationship with my girlfriend. My whole life I've been surrounded by women. ↗

— Jon Hamm

#girlfriend #i #i was raised #life #mother

I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through. ↗

— Randy Harrison

#coming #educated #going #growing #i