Quotes About Introspection

Solamente el silencio nos da miedo. En la voz siempre hay algo que nos salva. Sin embargo, el silencio es lo infinito. No se le ve la cara.

Emily Dickinson

How dreary—to be—Somebody!

Sarei forse più sola senza la mia solitudine. Sono abituata al mio destino.

Non è necessario essere una stanza o una casa per essere stregata. Il cervello ha corridoi che vanno oltre gli spazi materiali.

I have not told my garden yet, Lest that should conquer me; I have not quite the strength now To break it to the bee.

As there are apartments in our own minds that we never enter without apology we should respect the seals of others.

I am out with lanterns looking for myself

I looked in windows, for the wealth I could not hope to own.

We meet no Stranger but Ourself.

The supper of the heart is when the guest has gone. - Letters 1857 to Dr and Mrs Holland pg 171

I never spoke with God

I felt a clearing in my mind As if my brain had split ; I tried to match it, seam by seam, But could not make them fit. The thought behind I strove to join Unto the thought before, But sequence ravelled out of reach Like balls upon a floor.

Non parlavo mai - se non sollecitata. In quei casi - brevemente - a voce bassa. Non mi riusciva di vivere nella confusione. Mi vergognavo del chiasso.

Pero con quien cavila mientras el resto no deja de parlotear, con esta persona soy cautelosa. Temo que sea una gran persona.

maybe one of the reasons i don't express myself as well as i want to is because inside, shoved way down into an unseen pit, i'm not sure of what i want.

travel cracks open the globe, shows us people and forests we would never otherwise experience, but ultimately it must also hold a mirror.

The feeling I have reminds me of New Year's Eve, when the countdown is coming and I'm not quite sure whether to grab my camera or just live in the moment. Usually I grab the camera and later regret it when the picture doesn't turn out. Then I feel enormously let down and think to myself that the night would have been more fun if it didn't mean quite so much, if I weren't forced to analyze where I've been and where I'm going.

The worst thing about this particular end (of my youth) and the beginning (of middle age) is that for the first time in my life, I realize I don't know where I'm going. My wants are simple: a job that I like and a guy whom I love. And on the eve of my thirteth, I must face that I am 0 for 2.

Well, because sometimes you love someone but they might not be the right person for you. That takes some time to figure out

Why do I need to have reasons? When someone decides to have a baby, people don't go around asking what her reasons are.

It was a mistake. You didn't try to hurt anyone.

I just think that I screwed up what could have turned into a more significant relationship, or at least a lasting friendship.

Everyone has issues. And at the end of the day...you are who you are.