Belles-Lettres

2-Bellarmine A mug is like a head with one ear. –Rohaina A toenail is empty canvas - Jill Soup is a sea of comfort. –Jill Snowballs are falling cotton balls.—John Ray A bomb is a round volcano.—Rianne A pocket is a portable secret chamber—Bianca Chick is a yellow puff ball.—Bianca Scissors are alligators. –Manolo Ricefield is a wide field of gold—Ralph Fence are a line of soldiers ready to keep invaders out.—Bea TV is a talking box with photos—Francis Salt is a chalk dust—Akbar A pillow is a waterless cloud.—Jomar Pants are two legs without feet—Nigel Ear is a recording device—Brian Television is like a picture frame—Frency The window with a curtain is like a square headed girl with bangs and pigtail—Frency Coffee is a hot spring of mud—Angelica Water is a transparent glass—Angelica Mountain is a tower to the heavens—Emmylou Stone is an evil’s heart—Hedrick Pillow is a trapped cloud—Manuel Teaspoon is a body with no arms and legs—Fuentes...

I love you, because in my thousand and one nights of dreams, I never once dreamed of you. I looked down paths that traveled from afar, but it was never you I expected. Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul in quick, lofty flight, and how beautiful you seem way up there, far from my always idiot heart! Love me that way, flying over everything. And, like the bird on its branch, land in my arms only to rest, then fly off again. Be not like the romantic ones who, in love, set me on fire, When you climb up my mansion, enter so lightly, that as you enter the dog of my heart will not bark. Translated by Julio Marzan

"All profound things and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence." "We have to earn silence, then, to work for it: to make it not an absence but a presence; not emptiness but repletion." "In silence, we often say, we can hear ourselves think; but what is truer to say is that in silence we can hear ourselves not think, and so sink below ourselves into a place far deeper than mere thought allows." "Silence is responsiveness." "A moment of silence is the highest honor we can pay someone; it is the point at which the mind stops and something else takes over (words run out when feelings rush in)." "Silence, like all the best things, is best appreciated in its absence." "Words, words, words" commit us to positions we do not really hold, the imperatives of a chatter; babble with strangers; with intimates we can be silent. "In love, we are speechless, in awe, we say, words fail us."

Each person can take one of two attitudes: to build or to plant. Every moment in life is an act of faith. That process of finding ourselves is called Love. "There are many cards," she said, "but they're all part of the same deck. In order to understand their message, we need them all, all are equally important. So it with souls." --Wicca Brida: "Is it possible to meet more than one soul mate in each life?" Wicca: "Yes" (with a certain bitterness) "and when that happens the heart is divided, and the result is pain and suffering. Yes we can meet 3 or 4 soulmates because we are many and we are scattered." Fairy tales had been her first experience if the magical universe that she now so eager to enter and more than once she had wondered why people ended up distancing themselves from that world, knowing the immense joy that childhood had brought to their lives. The essence of creation is one and one alone. And that essence is called Lo...

The only sin that mattered was theft. When you tell a lie you steal a man's right to the truth. Some things mattered more than the truth. True redemption--when guilt leads to good. Time can be a greedy thing--sometimes it steals all the details for itself. It always hurts more to have and lose than not to have in the first place. There is a way to be good again. ...but it's wrong what they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. ...in actuality more of a quiet surrender, not so much an acceptance as an act of relinquishment by one too weary to decide and far too tired to believe. For you a thousand times over. They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you. Tashakor! (Thank You)

Every once in a while we get in touch with this truth (goodbyes) in us. It is not sadness exactly, not a hurt or a pain as such but some tremendously deep voice that cries out in bittersweet agony. Inner ache is present when we recognize the fleetingness of all that we know and all that we cling to upon this good earth. In blue days that seem to have no cause, it raises its voice when everything in our lives is going smoothly. True self-love means not trying to escape from ourselves, but listening to the voices within us. That aloneness is an integral part of being human, and an essential element in love. Goodbyes are part of every single day. Sometimes we choose them, and sometimes they choose us. What is goodbye? It is an empty place in us. Goodbyes are any of those times when we find ourselves without a someone or something that has given our life meaning and value when our life seems unfulfilled. Goodbyes create a certain space in us where we allow ourselves room to look at life ...

i ran after someone, trampled on my pride and when i finally caught up with him, he told me he wasn't worth it. but i don't regret that i ran after him. i just pity him to think of himself that way. some would say it's only his lame excuse when in fact it is me that he finds unworthy of fixing things with. very well. but to say that you are unworthy and use it as a lame excuse only makes it even more pathetic. i've forgiven but will never forget. i am free of hate and looking forward to indifference. something i will run after next.

To realize that your most prized individual may not value you at all... that you only lose those which are important... that you were given nothing even if you were not asking for anythin in return... that selflessness may lose your sense of self... that value may betray its owner... that expectations are risks... that just being good is not enough... that explanations sometimes arise only to defend but not to clarify... that explanations can ruin contentment... that the insensitivity of the other awakes the sensitivity of another... that we keep what we aren't sure about... that you're good but not better enough for him... that you can love the most unlovable of individuals... that ordinary stones can turn to jewels in one's heart... that keeping his flaws and magnifying his best brings out the worst in him... that omens are sometimes self-generated... that maybe's do offer possibilities... that nothing is good but you have a good friend... that "please and sorry...

You once perched on my branches You disturbed my twigs, arranged your nest, laid your eggs. I felt important havin nursed you and your nurslings But the moment you flew, I realized you've got wings capable of flying of leaving me.

Asking… asking… asking… This is my way of facing Mr. Dilemma. He’s rough yah know! Like, he just gave me a hard tap at my back right now. Tellin me, he missed me a lot and he’s around. I never wish to be in touch with him but he never forgets to REMIND. Huhuhu… By the way, meet his friend, Mr. Confusion. Hahaha… They’re best budz I’d say. Well, well, well… I just happen to be in their company right now! They’re pretty much talkative and they don’t include me in their conversation sometimes. That sucks! As always, they speak to each other in a language we call, QUESTIONS. So bein in their company, I think I needed to use their language too so that I can better understand. While talking to them, I ran out of energy. They chat a lot and they don’t choose places. Hmp! They infinitely bother asking myriads of questions. Duh?! That’s their language. Huhuhu… This time I felt they are bein assertive already. HEY! Stop! You’re hurtin me. And they slap me with “WE KNOW YOU KNOW!” *Sigh* Hhhmmm...

...I'm letting you go.

"If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise. If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur." "He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have." "Everyday was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives everyday as the sun rises." "It's called the principle of favorability. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner's luck." "...there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success." "Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else. And don't forget the language of omens. And above all, don't forget to follow your Personal Legends to its conclusion." "It could be the other way around....

When things seem too good to be true, it’s because of one thing: it’s about to break your heart . -Shizuru Kazuma If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don’t, they never were. -Kahlil Gibran

Samantha: I know you have the best intentions, but I feel like I’m really high second priority to you. That hurts. And the worst part is I’m starting to get used to it. Ian: I don’t understand. Sam: I know. That’s what kills me. If there had just been one day Ian, one day where nothing else matters but us. Ian: I adore you. Sam: I don’t want to be adored. I want to be loved.

These are my favorite lines from the book which also led me to implement one of the craziest things I've done in my life: Veronika: "When I took the pills, I wanted to kill someone I hated. I didn't know that other Veronikas existed inside me, Veronikas I could love." "There is always a gap between intention and action." "Nothing in this world happen by chance." "Each person knows the extent of their suffering or the total absence of meaning in their lives." "[We are one of those] ...people who have all the same vacant look but pretend to be pondering on extremely important matters." Veronika: "And it has nothing to do with what you can see happening in my body, it's what's happening in my soul." "People she knew would talk about the horrors in other people's lives as if they were genuinely trying to help them, but the truth was that they took pleasure in the suffering of others because that made them ...

There's nothing better than a great romance... to ruin a perfectly good friendship. Life is indeed short and a lot can happen when you're not paying attention. Enjoy every moment you can, and take some risks or you'll be looking back on an awful lot of regret. If anyone has ever had that "friend" that you've know for years, you know you have feelings for them, appreciate their loyalty, and take their bad with their good (because after all, you're "just friends"), but have spent years keeping an eye out for something better, or just not taken that "next step" because of geography, peer-pressure, or fear of rejection...

1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. They prefer neat and presentable girls. 2. Guys hate flirts. 3. A guy can like you for a minute, and then forget you afterwards. 4. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is. 5. "Are you doing something?" or "Have you eaten already?" are the first usual questions a guy asks on the phone just to get out from stammering. 6. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about. 7. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics. 8. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile. 9. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention. 10. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend. 11. When guys want to meet your parents. Let them. 12. Guys want to tell you many things but they can't. And they sure have one habit to gain courage and spirit to tell yo...

01. Give people more than they expect, and do it cheerfully. 02. Memorize your favorite poem. 03. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want. 04. When you say "I love you" - mean it. 05. When you say "I'm sorry" look the person in the eye. 06. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. 07. Believe in love at first sight. 08. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. 09. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely. 10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. 11. Don't judge people by their relatives. 12. Talk slowly but think quickly. 13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?" 14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 15. Call your mom. 16. Say "Bless you" when you hear someone sneeze. 17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. 18. Remember t...

"Aching for what you couldn't have is pointless." "Love is not the simple romance that the tale makes it out to be." "The scope of things...makes me feel...insignificant at times."

You haunt me in my thoughts. You ran after my longings. You bent my time to fit yours. You pursued my vows. You ran, you left and you had it all.