"made of stone, eternal and animalistic, beautiful and cold, soulless, and yet filled with a hidden, terrifying life. he was surrounded by the aura of a tranquil emptiness, with air and stars, with this desolate death." ― hermann hesse, demian

"at night, she would share anything. she opened her heart to those who asked. the moon brought vulnerability." ― penqwen

"what a tragedy to think so much of the world, yet so little of yourself." ― daren colbert, worldview

"i hate seeing anyone cry but it’s when i catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror, with sore eyes and that soul within it craving to be loved. that’s when my heart really sinks." ― zahrasmind

"i loved being in my own head so much, it was getting harder and harder being with other people." ― marian keyes, anybody out there?

"we are mosaics. pieces of light, love, history, stars. glued together with magic and music and words." ― anita krizzan

"may flowers grow in the saddest parts of you." ― zainab aamir

"but most of all, i like to watch people. sometimes i ride the subway all day and look at them and listen to them. i just want to figure out who they are and what they want and where they are going." — ray bradbury, fahrenheit 451

"all of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer by the stars." — rush, the pass

"the more i try to explain myself, the less i understand myself" — eugène ionesco, fragments of a journal