Keep Calm & Carry a Quote Book

2 years ago, while searching for a Senior yearbook quote, I realized I had so many quotes hidden around my room. They were everywhere - written on post-its, old napkins, scraps of paper, in my cellphone. So I decided to compile them and make a journal full of quotes. These quotes have helped slowly mend broken hearts, dryed tears, caused smiles and laughter. I get such a joy from finding a quote that relates to exactly the situation I am dealing with - which is exactly why I have started this blog - so that maybe by reading one of these quotes, it can make at least one person realize they are not alone.

A girl doesn’t need anyone who doesn’t need her.

—– Marilyn Monroe

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

—– Kahlil Gibran

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

—– To Kill a Mockingbird

Sometimes God doesn’t give you what you think you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve so much more.

When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.

Love it will not betray, dismay, or enslave you. It will set you free.

— Mumford and Sons

There’s a guy out there who’s going to be really happy that you didn’t get back together with your crappy ex boyfriend.

Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.

You can’t save a damsel if she likes her distress.

— Gossip Girl

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

—– Shakespeare

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you

—– Bob Harris, ‘Lost in Translation’

A woman is often measured by the things she cannot control. She is measured by the way her body curves or doesn’t curve, by where she is flat or straight or round. She is measured by 36-24-36 and inches and age and numbers, by all the outside things that don’t ever add up to who she is on the inside. And so if a woman is to be measured, let her be measured by the things she can control, by who she is and who she is trying to become, because as every woman knows, measurements are only statistics and statistics lie.

—– Marilyn Monroe

If you are looking for the love of your life, stop. He will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.

—– Dave Radparvar

People always ask me, “you have so much confidence. Where did that come from?” It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. Your body is your temple. It’s your home, and you must decorate it.

—– Gabourey Sidibe