Fear is what keeps the particles of galactic dust from turning into stars.

pain

"But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains" ~ C.S. Lewis

growing up

"After a while you learn to plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers"

things are not always what they seem

She's smiling, is she happy?
She looks happy, but it doesn't matter,
let me tell you something not everything is as it seems.

dare to stand out

Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius.
And its better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
~Marilyn Monroe

just you

"But I'll have to ask you to wait a long time... And even then there will be no diamond sunbursts and marble halls."
She laughed.
"I don't want sunbursts and marble halls. I just want YOU...."
~Anne
Anne of Avonlea