And maybe all a poem can really do is remind us that we are not alone - in our feelings. And maybe that's nothing. And maybe that's more than enough.

Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say … They’re just being careful about who they open up to.

Susan Gale

Forget all the reasons why it wont work and believe the one reason why it will.

Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.

Please be stronger than your past. The future may still give you a chance.

George Michael

There are feelings you will never find words for; you will learn to name them after the ones who gave them to you.

Maza Dohta

You’re always you, and that don’t change, and you’re always changing, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Neil Gaiman

The person you will be in 5 years is based on the books you read and the people you surround yourself with today.

Educate yourself. When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it. Read read read. Study, learn, stimulate your brain. Don’t just rely on the school system, educate that beautiful mind of yours.

Books are better with a cup of tea.

C. S. Lewis

I hope you pursue what you love in 2021, supported and surrounded by people who are so happy to have you in their lives. I hope you realize that we grow from failure, and that the lessons you learn will benefit you so much. Those bumps along the roads, the sad days, the doubting, things not turning out just the way you imagined they would - they will happen, and it will be okay. You’ll face it, you’ll survive, grow, and you’ll make a wonderful year for yourself, regardless, or indeed because of that.

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Take this as a sign to create. To embrace. To really feel and engage with the world around you. To experience life; for its beauty and its sadness, to see both and accept both. Be delighted because of the small things: the smiles, the rainbows, the lights, and the book pages. Be delighted because of all the big things yet to come, too: the strangers who become essential, the creations you'll make, the knowledge you'll gather, the affection you'll give and receive. There is so much waiting, and it's up to you how you experience it. Live life like you've always wanted, and don't let anything hold you back.

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There are poems inside of you that paper can’t handle.

Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure people exit.

You need to learn to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life. Work on the mind.

Elizabeth Gilbert

He said, 'In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that in the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger - something better, pushing right back.'

Albert Camus
John Snelson author of the photo

When I accept myself I am free from the burden of needing you to accept me.

Steve Maraboli

Maybe I'll see you in another life, if this one wasn't enough.

Florence + the Machine

Apply for that job. Date that person. Buy that plane ticket. Move to that city. Do all the things that scare you, because they’re worth it.