We Are Our Own Dragons As Well As Our Own Heroes, And We Have To Rescue Ourselves From Ourselves.

me walking into the animal shelter: hi id like the stupidest cat you have

Barbara Gordon: Don't be upset because I bitch-slapped you with intelligence.

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That was the thing about secrets—you had to carry them with you forever, no matter what the cost.

Kass Morgan, The 100 (via the-book-diaries)

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.

Graham Greene, Ways Of Escape (via the-book-diaries)

I do think people should embrace blurring the line between strong platonic and romantic love. I think time spent with loved ones these days is time well spent.

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online At No Cost

“All education is self-education.  Period.“

It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn.

Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue knowledge on their own are the only ones who earn a real education in this world.  Take a look at any widely acclaimed scholar, entrepreneur or historical figure you can think of.

Formal education or not, you’ll find that he or she is a product of continuous self-education.

If you’re interested in learning something new, this article is for you.  Broken down by subject and/or category, here are several top-notch self-education resources I have bookmarked online over the past few years.

Note that some of the sources overlap between various subjects of education.  Therefore, each has been placed under a specific subject based on the majority focus of the source’s content.

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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (via the-book-diaries)

This is the problem with dealing with someone who is actually a good listener. They don’t jump in on your sentences, saving you from actually finishing them, or talk over you, allowing what you do manage to get out to be lost or altered in transit. Instead, they wait, so you have to keep going.

Sarah Dessen, Just Listen (via the-book-diaries)