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And there wasn’t anything he wanted to do that he couldn’t make time for. What did he have to mope about, really? What more did he want? Love, he could hear Eve saying. Purpose. Love. Purpose. Those are the things that you can’t plan for. Those are the things that just happen. And what if they don’t happen? Do you spend your whole life pining for them? Waiting to be happy? ↗

— Rainbow Rowell

#love #purpose #life

Old pond — frogs jumped in — sound of water ↗

— Matsuo Bashō

#poetry-love-spirituality #love

You know how when you step on court your coach is like "go go go!"? And all throughout you just keep telling yourself to hit harder and harder and keep at it? You know how much you treasure those five-minute timeouts? You know how good you feel at the end of a session? You know how you're glad you're tired? No pills, no shots, just plain energy. I want to work like that. Whether I have to write ten thousand words or send five hundred emails, brainstorm for hours at a time, I want to have that energy. To keep fighting. To know it's all worth it. Oh, yeah. That's my perfect day. ↗

— Thisuri Wanniarachchi

#basketball #cricket #fighter #happiness #hard-work

Men were born to protect and love, and our women help us to serve a higher purpose. ↗

— Missy Lyons

#love #lust #men #women #love

All in tune with love and the slow world moving" from the poem - STAY from the book - RidingTheEscalator ↗

— Jay Woodman

#poetry #love

like sunlight under their skins, they want to be loved" from the poem STAY in RidingTheEscalator ↗

— Jay Woodman

#poetry #love

...yes, I wrote that for you, who can't sort out lie from lay no matter how often I explain it - crayons and perfume - you still don't get it ... ↗

— John Geddes

#lack-of-understanding #love #perfume #poetry #love

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done. ↗

— Jose Bergamin

#opposite #said #say #something #you

Love's night and a lamp Judged our vows: That she would love me ever And I should never leave her. Love's night and you, lamp, Witnessed the pact. Today the vow runs: "Oaths such as these, waterwords." Tonight, lamp, Witness her lying - In other arms. ↗

— Meleager

#love #poetry #love

...in India ink your writing is lovely, but not as lovely as your hand - it is your hand - I know your hand - it fits so well in mine ... ↗

— John Geddes

#handwriting #love #poetry-love #love