All Quotes By Tag: Starting-over

“Depression was my body’s way of grieving the loss of my childhood dreams. Writing was my imagination’s way of redefining them.”

“We are worth fighting for,” we both whispered. Giving one another permission, into each other madness.”

“A world made of skulls was no place for roses, and it was time to plant more than bones. (From the novel Following the Strandline)”

“Others words can only affect us if we give them worth with our reaction.By remembering that it’s usually the ones who are hurting, that hurt others.We are all searching in the darkness,Holding out our hand ready to hold each other again…When we learn to forgive.”

“We look at the coming of a new beginning like we look at the coming of babies we never considered aborting. Hopeful.”

“Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.”

“Starting over can be the scariest thing in the entire world, whether it’s leaving a lover, a school, a team, a friend or anything else that feels like a core part of our identity but when your gut is telling you that something here isn’t right or feels unsafe, I really want you to listen and trust in that voice.”

“The death of a dream can in fact serve as the vehicle that endows it with new form, with reinvigorated substance, a fresh flow of ideas, and splendidly revitalized color. In short, the power of a certain kind of dream is such that death need not indicate finality at all but rather signify a metaphysical and metaphorical leap forward.”

“Hearts rebuilt from hope resurrect dreams killed by hate.”

“The most impactful moments of my life have been the clean ones. The clean streets in the early a.m. hours—the town is mine to own. The blank pages—no story yet written. The new friendship, the new name, the new pair of eyes staring into mine and I can be whoever I want from now on.”

“The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go.”

“Love taught me to die with dignity that I might come forth anew in splendor. Born once of flesh, then again of fire, I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heaven’s mouth.”

“A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmareto the jeweled vision of a life started anew.”

“Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.”