For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (via talkativolive)
Your light is seen, your heart is known, your soul is cherished by more people than you might imagine. If you knew how many others have been touched in wonderful ways by you, you would be astonished. If you knew how many people feel so much for you, you would be shocked. You are far more wonderful than you think you are. Rest with that. Rest easy with that. Breathe again. You are doing fine. More than fine. Better than fine. You’re doin’ great. So relax. And love yourself today.

Neale Donald Walsch

There is always one person who comes to mind when I read this, John Clayton Mayer.

We all love you, very much.

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.
The Great Gatsby
I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality, not be embarrassed or ashamed by it.
Johnny Depp
Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.
Unknown
Regret comes in all shapes and sizes. Some are small like when we do a bad thing for a good reason. Some are bigger like when you let down a friend. Some of us escape the pain of regret by making the right choice. Some of us have little time for regret because we’re looking forward to the future. Sometimes we have to fight to come to terms with the past, and sometimes we bury our regret by promising to change your own ways. But, our biggest regrets are not for the things we did — but, for the things we didn’t do. Things we didn’t say that could’ve saved someone that we care about. Especially when we can see the dark storm that’s headed their way.
Lucas Scott (One Tree Hill)
Happiness comes in many forms. In the company of good friends, in the feeling you get when you make someone else’s dreams come true or in a promise of hope renewed. It’s ok to let yourself be happy because you never know how great that happiness might be. Sometimes pain becomes such a huge part of your life, that you expect it to always be there because you can’t remember a time in your life when it wasn’t. But then one day you feel something else.Something that feels wrong only because it’s so unfamiliar and in that moment you realize you’re happy.
Lucas Scott (One Tree Hill)
I am no one special, just a common man with common thoughts. I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I’ve succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me, that has always been enough.
The Notebook
Why should we love our enemies? The first reason is fairly obvious. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Strength To Love|1963)

This is the actual quote ya’ll.

I’d like to tell today’s youth that…no matter where life takes you, big cities, small towns…You’ll always come across small minds. People who think they are better than you are, people that think that material things, or being pretty or popular automatically makes you a worth while human being. I’d like to tell today’s youth that none of these things matter unless you have a strength of character, integrity, a sense of pride…And if you’re lucky to have any of these…Don’t ever sell them…Don’t ever sell out. So, when you meet a person for the first time, please don’t judge them by their station in life. Cause who knows…that person just might end up being your best friend.
Joey Potter (Dawson’s Creek)
People make mistakes, but if they’re willing to put the past behind them, then we should too.
Lucas Scott (One Tree Hill)
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
John Steinbeck (via given-the-chance)

(Source: sunsetonher-breath)