I close my eyes, thinking that there is nothing like an embrace after absence, nothing like fitting my face into the curve of his shoulder and filling my lungs with the scent of him.

Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (via kari-shma)

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell (via reluctantbuddha) (via quote-book)

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Albus Dumbledore (via quote-book)

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’

John Greenleaf Whittier (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Harriet Tubman (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)