“Is there any place on Earth that smells better than a Laundromat? It’s like a rainy Sunday when you don’t have to get out from under your covers, or like lying back on the grass your father’s just mowed—comfort food for your nose.”

- My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult

This quote says it all.  I’m in love with these smells, and the emotional response that they solicit.  It’s these types of moments that are so filled with memories and emotions and warm fuzzing feelings, the moments that literally make me want to live forever.  To spill around in circles in a wide open field with my head tilt back and my arms stretched wide.  Spinning, spinning, laughing.  Gah, comfort.

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”
- John Pierpont

• “At some point you have to ask yourself what you’re still even holding onto.”
• “You only lose what you cling to.” -Buddha
• “Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.”‘ -Eckhart Tolle
• “Life is a choice.”

“No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater…The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that’s the key. It’s like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot.”

- This Lullaby By Sarah Dessen

“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”

I love you means that I accept you for the person that you are, and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst of times. It means loving you when you’re in a bad mood or too tired to do things I want to do. It means loving you when you’re down, not just when you’re fun to be with. I love you means that I know your deepest secrets and do not judge you for them, asking in return only that you do not judge me for mine. It means that I care enough to fight for what we have and that I love you enough not to let go. It means thinking of you, dreaming of you, wanting and needing you constantly, hoping you’ll feel the same way.