the crows

"never a good sign, he thought, when the crows showed up."

- justin cronin

fairy tales

"but wishes are only granted in fairy tales"

- simone elkeles

rise and shine

"every time you come in yelling that god damn "rise and shine!" "rise and shine?" i say to myself, "how lucky dead people are!""

-tennessee williams

in a box

"life in a box was unbearable.

how did humans stand it?"

- patrick jennings

being sad

"we all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lining in the clouds.  but i believe there is real value in just standing there, being still, being sad."

- john green

detachment

"humor is detachment, and detachment sets you free."

- marty rubin

cast a shadow

"when you light a candle, you also cast a shadow."

-ursula k. le guin

the gift

"someone i loved once gave me a box full of darkness.  

it took me years to understand that this too, was a gift."

-mary oliver

disagreeable things

"it's a very bad habit to put off disagreeable things..."

- l.m. montgomery

miracle

"when you need a miracle, be miracle"

- steve jobs

chin up

"chin up, and we'll drown a little slower."

- leanne mechelle

O Lord

"forgive, o Lord, my little jokes on Thee

and i'll forgive Thy great big one on me."

- robert frost

holding tight

"there is only grabbing on and holding tight in the darkness."

- lauren oliver

drowning

"i'm drowning and you're stealing every breath"

- cher lloyd