#ken

I told her I loved the howling sound of her harmonica. That seemed to be the limit of my courage that night, and even those spoken words had to struggle their way out of my mouth. It's all very well for words to build bridges, but sometimes I think it's a matter of knowing when to do it. Knowing when the time's right. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#courage #knowing-when-the-time-is-right #limit #mouth #spoken-words

Stupid patriarchal culture with stupid ideas of beauty—stupid me for going along with it. ↗

— Marni Bates

#mackenzie-wellesley #society #beauty

Here’s to honor. Get on her. Stay on her. If you fall off. Get back on her. If you can’t cum in her. Cum on her! Happy Birthday Man! ↗

— Kimberly Lauren

#beauty

In general I strive for greatness and rational achievement, but I admit to you I’ve a terrible fondness for women, a tendency towards drunkenness, and a weakness for the fumes of the poppy—opium and other miserable beauties. ↗

— Roman Payne

#drunkeness #greatness #heroin #opium #poppies

The Beats and the Pranksters showed us different ways of opting out of society. They were both the personification of countercultural movements. The Beats were trying to change literature, and the Pranksters were trying to change the people and the country. Kesey, in fact, was his own cultural revolution, striving to keep the upbeat, freedom-loving spirit of America alive. ↗

— Sterling Lord

#beat-poetry #ken-kesey #pranksters #change

I’ll catch fire, turn to ash and re-form... I’ll be stronger... and you’ll be forever mine. ↗

— Gena Showalter

#beauty

If anyone had bothered to notice me, they would only see a scared fifteen-year-old girl with eyes of sable ringed by kohl liner and black hair that fell to her waist. They wouldn't see someone struggling to remain sane. Only an empty space where a real girl used to live. ↗

— Sherry Soule

#sherry-soule #shiloh #beauty

I just met you and I'm amazed by your already. Your beauty has me blind to all others. My eyes will always find you in a crowd. My favorite part of the day is when I get to hear your laugh. One day you'll let someone in and he'll be a lucky bastard. One day you are going to discover how beautiful and strong you are. I hope that I'm standing right next to you holding your hand when you do. ↗

— Kimberly Lauren

#beauty

Your voice is a little like cocaine. You could bottle that stuff up and sell it. ↗

— Kimberly Lauren

#beauty

(speaking of insecurity) "It's broken greater spirits than ours, and robbed the world of God knows how much beauty. I've seen it happen more times than I like to think about." --"$10,000 A Year, Easy ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#insecurity #beauty