Quotes About Clarity

You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.

The key to a successful relationship isn't just in the words, it's in the choice of punctuation. When you're in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations.

i feel like my life is so scattered right now. like it's all these small pieces of paper and someone's turned on the fan. but talking to you makes me feel like the fan's been turned off for a little bit. like things could actually make sense. you completely unscatter me, and i appreciate that so much.

We believe in the wrong things, that's what frustrates me the most. Not the lack of belief, but the belief in the wrong things. You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.

But I guess you don't see the planets when you're staring at the sun. You just get blinded.

Ignorance is not bliss. Bliss is knowing the full meaning of what you have been given.

I had no idea what I wanted, only that I wanted something, which is the worst kind of wanting.

I could point out that it isn't always easy knowing who you are and what you want, because then you have no excuse for not trying to get it.

I never know what you really want, if I can give it to you, or if I'm already too late.

Because when a guy's a jerk or an asshole, it's easier because you know exactly where you stand.

Do I really have to find a word for it? Can't it just be what it is?

The minute I knew I was in love was the minute when there was no question about it.

I am so used to hints and mixed messages, saying things that might mean what they sort of sound like they mean. Games and contests, roles and rituals, talking in twelve languages at once so the true words won't be so obvious. I am not used to a plainspoken, honest truth.

I have no more idea now of who I am than I did before. But at least I know that. And I'm starting to figure out who I want to be.

I still don't know if this is a good quality or a bad one, to be able to be in the moment and then step out of it.

There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you're in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself.

Enlightenment is scary. Sometimes things look better in the dark.

There is something so intimate about saying the truth out loud. There is something so intimate about hearing the truth said. There is something so intimate about sharing the truth, even if you are not entirely sure what it means.

I've known this for a while, but you can know something for years without it really hitting you.

When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.

When Dawn looked at Vic, she saw Vic exactly as he wanted to be seen. Whereas Vic's parents couldn't help seeing who he used to be, and so many friends and strangers couldn't help seeing who he didn't want to be anymore, Dawn only saw him. Call it a blur if you want, but Dawn didn't see a blur. She saw a very distinct, very clear person.

confrontation, n.: You turn away from the truth when asked to face it, while I stare at it too long, until it becomes a blur.

I have learned how to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present, because that is where I am destined to live.

He knows he is missing something. He is always missing something. He can never get past the first stop of finding it, which is knowing what it is.