— Nicola Yoon: Everything, Everything

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.” - Muhammad Ali

What passes for hip cynical transcendence of sentiment is really some kind of fear of being really human, since to be really human is probably to be unavoidably sentimental and naïve and goo-prone and generally pathetic.

David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest (via quotespile)

“Knowing someone isn’t coming back doesn’t mean you ever stop waiting.”

— Toby Barlow

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” - Muhammad Ali

So perfect thick