There is something about these popular or not so popular things people say and the way they seem to seamlessly explain how you feel at a particular moment. I tend to get a little overwhelmed as to how someone else can put into words so perfectly what you happen to be thinking/experiencing. I don't know how and why such similarity in what we think/experience emerges but it sure does one thing (whether that's good or bad is a secondary issue) - it just makes you feel you're not alone. There are times when a state of mind cannot be shared with anybody irrespective of how close (or not) they are to us and reading something that makes such perfect sense or provides justification or just reverberates what you're thinking is comforting.
Maybe it's not always a good thing - especially if it perpetuates a thought that is in fact damaging to you or to someone else in the picture - but it gives one much needed reassuarance, albeit temporary or baseless; it makes us feel less of an idiot in thinking the way we do (though that could have something to do with the fact that the words are of someone equally idiotic). Point being that the right or wrong of the thought stops mattering - it just helps knowing that you're not the only one.
In line with that, here are just a few that have struck a chord with me at point or the other. Some made me feel better, some worse - in any case I loved what was said.
"Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worst, returned. But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within."
— Sigmund Freud
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?", asked Alice.
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to", said the Cat.
"I don't care much where - " said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go", said the Cat.
" - so long as I get SOMEWHERE", added Alice as an explanation.
"Oh you're sure to do that", said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
- Alice in Wonderland
"Wishes on my shoulders
Some in my heart
Sinking ships
Even without a start"
- Anonymous
...and more later :)
