the habit of being

Remember: the poetry of these times is not lost simply because you are not a good enough writer to capture it.

It is a hard thing to sit and watch someone ignore all warnings and fall in love with you, knowing there is not really anything you can do about it. How is it possible to be so powerful and so powerless all at once?

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Things My Mother Told Me:

1. How to know if it’s okay: Ask yourself, do I need to hurt anyone I love (including myself) to make this person happy?

2. If you take care of yourself, check in frequently to see that you are fine, and do not go crazy, you will not make him go crazy either.

3. When not very many people get you, it is only more precious when someone does.