bask in the glorious sunlight

"For the first time in my life I understood the meaning of the word never. And it's really awful. You say the words a hundred times a day but you don't really know what you're saying until you're faced with a real 'never again.'"
The Elegance of the Hedgehog. quite possibly one of the best pieces of literature ever written. so many thought provoking ideas and a perfect plot to go with. a dictionary is required but nonetheless, amazing. ultimately, life does have meaning and we realize this when someone who didn't want to exit this life had to. 

what doesn't kill me makes me stronger. no it doesn't.

stupidest phrase ever uttered. i have been absolutely torn down by things that should have killed me. the situation didn't make me stronger. i got stronger because of the people that pulled me up. so no, what doesn't kill me just makes me weak. the people make me stronger.

it's that overwhelming feeling. is she really gone? not just on vacation. not just around the corner. completely and totally and entirely gone. not here. not coming back. up there, not here.

and that's the worst feeling of all.

i can only become vulnerable with people who believe i'm truly strong. if you think i'm weak, i'll never be able to show you that side. i'll be too busy proving you wrong.

also, decisions...
make one, already.

there's no such thing as being in the same situation as someone else. you can be in a similar situation but can you really ever experience something exactly as someone else has? you can sympathize with people in similar situations, but it's inaccurate to say i know exactly what you're going through.