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7.06.2011



cherish your solitude. take trains by yourself
to places you have never been. sleep out alone
under the stars. learn how to drive a stick shift.
go so far away that you stop being afraid of not
coming back. say no when you don't want to do
something. say yes if your instincts are strong, even 
if everyone around you disagrees. decide whether 
you want to be liked or admired. decide if fitting in
is more important than finding out what you're doing here.
believe in kissing.


even ensler

27 comments:

Taylor said...

You always find such great texts. Most everything I read I always finish with a big sigh of happiness. So moving.

elisabeth said...

this is just perfect.
thanks for sharing it.

♥elisabeth

jackie said...

you and i have the same taste in beautiful words. i love this. checking things off in my head and i'm doing pretty well. most importantly, i firmly believe in kissing.

Jenni Austria Germany said...

got the train part down...working on the stick shift part now.

Tamra {ever swoon} said...

lovely words to live by. :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful advice right there :)

nancy said...

wow... I want everyone I've ever met to read this.

ruthpclark said...

This is tremendous.

BrightEyedWashingtonian said...

This is the exact quote that I needed to hear today! Thank you! Where do you find your quotes??

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Anonymous said...

This makes me happy :) Thanks for sharing!

Allison said...

Just found your blog today, and these are great words I needed to read right now. Thanks for being awesome!

April said...

Yes! Love this.

Unknown said...

Wow. I think this may be my new favorite quote! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Allie said...

Wow. This is exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you. :)

Lela said...

I love this: one of my favorite inspirational pieces of advice.

Jo said...

I love each and every bit of this! What great words to pass along! Thank you!!
xox

Mallory said...

I like it.

Jay said...

i love that!! <3

Dee Paulino said...

yes to every word

Jessica @ Little Maple Leaf said...

Where do you find these amazing and inspirational quotes? I always love them, all the time! :)

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withoutizy said...

beautiful words. so true. i am content alone, i find it to be so wonderful... traveling alone makes for such better connections with locals too! :-)

Karls said...

Love it! You should always be your own best friend.

Ramona said...

oh YES!!!! We should never stop believing in kissing. in that very first kiss, the moments before and the moments after...

Sarah McCabe said...

I love this so much, especially "go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back." So perfect.The only way to get over fear is to do what you fear and prove to yourself you can survive it.

Jennifer M. said...

Oh I love this! You're so right. I love the line about learning a stick shift - for some reason after I learned that, I felt really capable in so many other areas.

Taylie said...

I'm kind of blown away by your blog and thought you should know :)

A Girl Named Leney said...

Loved this. Hope you don't mind me featuring a link of this post on my blog:) You are such a talented writer, I love reading your stuff!

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