Yet more quotes...

Some of the quotes that I found inspiring. =)

Images...

I love Google Images. =)

Weird and random...

There are pages in everyone's life that are blank. Pristine. Clean. And there are pages that are meant for reading. And the words weave a story that is compelling, a tale fraught with meaning and a depth that cannot be fathomed with just a skim of the pages. These words speak deep when one reads between the lines. The question is this: do we take the time to actually do so?

There is always a story behind a face, behind a heart. And sometimes, the stories are not what we expect. Hidden sorrow, tears, desperation, depression... one may never know until one listens. Unfortunately, human nature is one that seeks self gratification. And the love of one's voice may deafen said person to the sounds that tell of the lives others lead.

Thoughts...

Silence is golden.

Except when there's injustice.

And a friend is at the losing end of it.

What would you do if there was an opportunity to speak up?

To act out?

I really wouldn't know what I would do.

Self preservation is a trait I am guilty of having.

Even if the circumstances rankle and rile me up.

I have not been in such a situation yet.

But I have thought about it.

And although the course of action should be easy, because really, the decision shouldn't be difficult, I find myself conflicted.

So what would you do?

* * *

In the end, we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Random quotes...

People always say that, when you love someone, nothing in the world matters. But that's not true, is it? You know, and I know, that when you love someone, everything in the world matters a bit more.

- Sean O' Keefe in Jodi Picoult's Handle with Care.

ten days of perfect tunes
the colors red and blue
we had a promise made
we were in love

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough
for me, no

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn't be good enough

- Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

It's a change
that reaches down and suddenly lifts you,
At the end
of a rainy day when you sat alone and cried.
It's a sign
that lets you know there is a life awaiting,
The day
you make your peace with the love in you that died.

When the pain dies down
And the dam becomes a river.
The fire burns out under the rain.
Can you feel it now?
It's gone from you forever.
Fading out under the rain.

Like a train,
That takes its time pulling out of the station.
It's a dream
that comforts you in the middle of the night.
It's a song
that carries you to a better emotion.
And now,
Now you know it's going to be alright.

When the pain dies down,
And the dam becomes a river.
The fire burns out under the rain.
Can you hear me now?
A simple conversation
Fading out under the rain.

The past is there behind you
and nothing is forever.
Dancing on the river again
da da da da da da
la da da da da
la da da da da da dum
la da da da da da daa

When the pain dies down,
And the dam becomes a river.
The fire burns out under the rain
Can you feel it now?
It's gone from you forever
Fading out turning away.

When the pain dies down....

-When the Pain Dies Down sung by Chris Stills

From Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 22: What a Difference a Day Makes...

Today is the day my life begins. Today, I become a citizen of the world. Today, I become a grown up. Today, I become accountable to someone other than myself and my parents, accountable for more than my grades. Today, I become accountable to the world, to the future, to all the possibilities that life has to offer. Starting today, my job is to show up, wide eyed and willing and ready. For what? I don't know. For anything. For everything. To take on life. To take on love. To take on the responsibility and possibility. Today, my friends, our lives begin. And I for one, can't wait.

- Becca Wells as played by Amy Gumenick

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Today is the day my life begins. All my life, I've been just me, just a smart-mouthed kid. Today I become a man. Today I become a husband. Today I become accountable to someone other than myself. Today I become accountable to you, to our future, to all possibilities that our marriage has to offer. Together, no matter what happens, I'll be ready. For anything. For everything. To take on life. To take on love. To take on possibility and responsibility. Today, Izzie Stevens, our life together begins. And I for one, can't wait.

- Alexander Karev as played by Justin Chambers

Rainbows...

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."

Genesis 9: 12-16