#la

She had made the choice for him - in a moment of flight and panic, but she had made it - not realizing that her Jace would rather die than be like this, and that she'd been not so much saving his life as damning him to an existence he would despise. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-and-clary #life

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go; They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all,— There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life’s gall. Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. There is room in the halls of pleasure For a large and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisles of pain. ↗

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

#laugh #mirth #pain #trouble #life

Everyday it gets easier to connect with an electronic device that it is to connect with real people. ↗

— Pablo

#fact #life #relationships #life

I am an optimistic lady. ↗

— Julie Andrews

#i #i am #lady #optimistic

I've always welcomed war, but when the last battle ends, what life is left for a warrior? ↗

— Andrea Cremer

#life

When crime busting is easier than your personal life, something has gone seriously wrong. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#bullet #life

For the first time in his life he understood why the Bible called sex "knowing". Everything was different. Now he knew Dante. He'd known Dante. And wonder of wonders, Dante had known him right back. ↗

— Damon Suede

#gay #intimacy #love #relationships #sex

I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus If I were to pluck on your heartstrings, would you strum on mine? ↗

— Owl City

#plant-life #life

People drive everywhere in L.A., so you get very little human interaction... but N.Y. and Chicago are like London... L.A. lacks the social interaction. ↗

— Seal

#drive #everywhere #get #human #interaction

my only complaints are two: that I didn't make myself ready for you sooner in life, that I can't give you better, Love you more. ↗

— Jan Beatty

#life