© Bern Keating, 1954, Mississippi / USA
‘Blacks seated in back of bus under Mississippi segregation law’ / from ‘Black Star’
“In many ways, history is marked as ‘before’ and ‘after’ Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.” (Jesse Jackson)
“A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, and make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life.”
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing.
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| — | Anais Nin (via silverslipper, seafaringgypsy) |
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING WITH ALL YOUR HEART YOU’LL FIND A WAY. IF YOU DONT WANT SOMETHING WITH ALL YOUR HEART YOU’LL FIND AN EXCUSE.
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| — | When I think about my last dating situation this is the quote comes to mind. I really liked this guy but after a while he made up some lame ass excuse why dating me would mess up his school performance. Weaksauce I know…smh I was hoping he was different but nope! |

