Be careful what you're doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be.

How do you commemorate a year? A paper anniversary, but we are the words written down, not the paper.

Long live protest songs, in whatever form they take.

Breathing, n You had asthma as a child, had to carry around an inhaler. But when you grew older, it went away. You could run for miles and it was fine. Sometimes I worry that this is happening to me in reverse. The older I get, the more I lose my ability to breathe.

Happiness is so rarely a part of my vocabulary, because for me it's so fleeting

When someone breaks up with you, their beauty-- which you took such satisfaction in-- suddenly becomes unfair.

this blue shirt i have is practically the same color as my jeans, and looking all-blue is something only cookie monster can pull off.