"Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke
"The purpose of all war is peace." -Saint Augustine
(354-430)
"Man's greatest enemy is his own thoughts." -???
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." -Albert
Einstein
"No one is born with a soul, it is something that they must
earn." -???
"Sarcasm is the protest of weak people." -Gene Forester
"A Separate Peace"
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die
today." -James Dean
that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
that you can keep going long after you can't.
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself.
that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.