I came across this quote on tumblr today. The quote refers to someone in the past tense, but with our morning coffee routine, and our new life together, I just couldn’t help but think of us. Even though I steal the covers at night, and forget to put away my nail polish. Even though you don’t share your hash browns, and you sit on the couch in your sweaty gym clothes, I love you so, my dear.

“He was my cream, and I was his coffee. And when you poured us together, it was something.” – Josephine Baker

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

- Albert Camus

“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

- Maya Angelou

“I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.”

- Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)

“There are a few essential elements you find in the spirit of a Mainer: the humble appreciation of well crafted things, wit dry enough you might not know when a joke ends and when it begins, and most importantly their love for the land and the sea.” – no reservations

“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

- Maya Angelou

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.
- Father Pedro Arrupe

“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone”

- Audrey Hepburn

“If you want to be happy, be.”
- Leo Tolstoy

My 100th post! How fun.   And how unfortunately that my 100th post is just a silly Marilyn quote.  Shouldn’t this be something astounding and prophetic?  Oh well. I came across this quote by MM and just fell in love. Anyone who knew me in high school knew that I was in love with Marilyn.  Everything about her.  Especially her quotable quotes.  So here’s another one, a new one to me:

“I’m trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that’s not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do. The best way for me to find myself as a person is to prove to myself that I am an actress.”

- Marylin Monroe