But when I look in the mirror, I see a girl who’s been through so much and yet still finds a way to smile at the past. She still loves with all her heart, or what’s left of it, and when you see her walk down the hall I can guarantee you she’ll have her head up high, faking a smile just one last time at all those who try to break her but never will

so it's like this: you have to have the nicest jeans, or the cutest purse, or say the newest thing so that it catches on. you have to be skinny, you have to buy this, wear this, say that, be on his side, her side, be neutral, have white teeth, have straight teeth. your hair can't be frizzy and you can't wear that because it just doesn't 'work' anymore. you have to go to parties, be friends with everyone, trust no one. pose like this, smile like that, tilt your head this way, and put your hand on your hip because that's just how it is.and let me just say, fuck all of that.

I always think of you before I fall asleep. The words you said, the way you looked. The things we laughed about, the silent moments we shared. And when I dream, I’ll dream of you. Because it’s about you, it’s always about you.

It's not supposed to happen. she's supposed to find someone who's much better for her.but instead, she's still stuck on you.

Sometimes no matter how much you like someone, they're just not good for you.
- the hills

A year later, the first time they saw each other since that one night, but the feelings were still there. as they talked, she couldn't look him in the eye. he reached for her hand and asked, "are you okay?" and with trembling hands and a cracking voice, she managed to say, "i've never been better."

Dating is rough! But I think that's what you have to go through. Whitney always says that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince. You have to go through all these people to learn what type of person you want to be with, and what type of person you want to be.
- LC

We never dated, but we were amazing friends. Now, we're miles apart. Although I think I'm quite over you. Sometimes, I can't help but think that there will never be anyone as perfect for me as you. You were too big of a fool to have known that.

stars make me smile, because every time i see one i feel hope. hope that tomorrow is a new day with a new feeling. that something different, better, is out there waiting. everyone wishes on stars with the same hope.

sometimes there is nothing to be said. sometimes nothing should be said. i just want to find someone who won't run away. someone to look me in the eyes & tell me it's okay that things don't always go right. that this is how life works, & how it will always work. that it's not going to be easy. today, tomorrow, the next day, but it will somehow get better.

I want you to look back & miss me. Miss everything that we experienced, everything we’ve been through. I want to stand out in your mind. And although I told everyone that we would always be together, I know we won’t. But as long as I was the one that changed you, I know it will all be worth it. In the end, everything is perfect. I want you to look back and miss me. And one day, you will.

yeah, but that's just it. I mean, the butterflies never seem to accompany the right people. you know? the nice guys who are right for you, they never make your stomach queasy.

You know what sucks about falling for a guy your not right for?
You fall anyway, because you though he might turn out to be different.

you owe it to the people who hate you, who disrespect you & who put you down because they are the ones who have made you who you are today; for keeping your head up and not breaking down when they want you to.

The past year has been filled with tears, heartbreak and constant worrying. Just as i threw the towel in and walked away from love. Thats when you came in, you showed me that not all boys leave & that its okay to give your all to someone. For the first time in a while i feel like im on top of the world so please, i beg you..dont break my heart.

Next time you're stressed, take a step back, inhale & laugh.  Remember who you are & why you are here.  You're never  given anything in this world that you cannot handle. Be strong, be flexible, love yourself  & love others.  Always remember, just keep moving forward.

I hope someday you'll find all my quotes, all my quotes, and read them all. I hope you'll know that they're all about you and when you read them, I hope that at least a single tear will roll down your handsome face.

Girls read between the lines, analyze everything you say, and her
 late night conversations are filled with backspaces in what she's trying to say.

We all can use a little hope sometimes, you know. That feeling  that everything is going to be okay & that there's gonna be someone  there to help make sure of that.

I don't need some elaborate apology. I don't need you to play our song in front of all our friends, or just me. I don't need you to wait outside my class with a dozen roses. I just need you to tell me simply that you're fucking sorry, and that you need me as much as I need you.

you're simply amazing..I've never had anyone like you
in my life the way you make me smile is just unbelievable.

Brooke: I love you, Lucas, and I probably always will... but we go days without having a meaningful conversation... and I used to miss you so much when that happened... but it never seemed like you missed me. And I guess because of it I stopped missing you.
Lucas: (Thinking) I guess I should've said something... anything... I mean, for a guy who wants to be a writer, it suddenly seemed like no words had ever been written. But when someone tells you that they somehow stopped missing you, you're pretty much screwed, no matter what you say.
Brooke: it shouldn’t be like this, luke. I’m sorry. I can’t do this anymore.
Lucas: (thinking) see, there had to be something, right? Something that no one had ever said in the history of the world; something that could change this. brooke. I’m sorry.
Brooke: yeah, me too.
Lucas: (thinking) that wasn’t it.

Blair: A letter. I wrote it to you when you were away at boarding school. I never sent it. "Dear Serena, my world is falling apart and you're the only one who would understand. My father left my mother for a 31-year-old model. A male model. I feel like screaming because I don't have anyone to talk to. You're gone, my dad's gone, Nate's acting weird. Where are you? Why don't you call? Why did you leave without saying goodbye? You're supposed to be my best friend. I miss you so much. Love, Blair."
Serena: Why didn't you send it? I would've...
Blair: You would have what?! You knew, Serena. And you didn't even call.
[Gossip Girl]

there's no shame in being afraid. hell, we're all afraid. what you gotta do is figure out what you're afraid of, because when you put a face on it you can beat it. better yet, you can use it. looking back on what i said all those years ago, all the hopes and dreams i had, i've come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to is a measure of a successful life, then some would say i'm a failure.

people who are meant to be together always find their way in the end.

we all can use a little hope sometimes, you know. that feeling that everything's going to be okay and that there's going to be someone there to help make sure of that.

sometimes pain becomes such a huge part of your life that you expect it to be their because you can't remember a time in your life when it wasn't. but then one day you feel something else, something that feels wrong only because its so unfamiliar. and in that moment you realize you’re happy.

lucas: you were the one who wanted to be non-exclusive. im just doing what you wanted.
brooke: what i wanted? i wanted you to fight for me. i wanted you to say that there is no one else that you could ever be with and that you’d rather be alone than without me. i wanted the lucas scott from the beach that night telling the world that he was the one for me.
lucas: how was i supposed to know that?
brooke: you just are.

brooke: there are 82 letters in here and they’re all addressed to you. i wrote them all this summer, one a day, but i never sent them because I was afraid. i was afraid of getting my heart broken again, like before, because you hurt me so bad and i was afraid to be vulnerable. and i was afraid of you and the way that you make me feel. and i know that doesn’t matter now after what i did, but i just thought that you should know.. this is how i spent my summer, luke, wanting you. i was just too scared to admit it.

because you kink your eyebrow when you’re trying to be cute. and you quote camoo, even though i've never actually seen you read. and because, you miss your parents, but you'll never ever admit that. and because i've given exactly two of these embarrassing speeches in my entire life, and they've both been with you. i mean, that's gotta mean something right? and because we're both gonna get pneumonia, but if you need to hear why i love you, i can go on all night.

Lucas: Brooke, I never meant to hurt you
Brooke: That doesn't really matter Lucas, cause in the end it all hurts just the same.

Lucas: I never meant to hurt you... Not then, not now.
Lindsey: I know. The thing is I saw it coming all along. I just tried to wish it away... it wasn't fair to me or to you.

lucas: let me ask you something, do you have, like, an alarm in your head that goes off every time i'm happy with someone else? what do you want from me? i fly to l.a., i ask you to marry me, you said no, so i moved on. why haven't you?
peyton: cause i should have said yes. luke, i was young, and i was scared, and i did not realize that by saying i wasn't ready it would mean that we would never be together again. had I known that i would have said yes.
lucas: peyton.
peyton: no, luke, i miss you every day. and i have told everyone here that i didn't come back for you but i did. of course i did. i still love you lucas.

lucas: i don't hate you. i remember the first time i ever saw you; all skinny arms and tangled messy hair. it was hard letting you go, peyton. it was hard losing you, and it was hard seeing you again. it's still really hard.

Brooke: Do you think this has been easy for me?
Julian: How would I know, Brooke? You never talk to me about it?