Belles-Lettres

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 ...