Quotes from Sea of Strangers

“Take Back Your Power

Greet the world with no expectation.
Love as though you have never been hurt or betrayed.
Let go of the ones who take so much from you
yet offer nothing in return.

This is how you take back your power.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Anything for Love

Fear isn't a reason when it come to love—it's an excuse. Anyone who has ever been in love will tell you that. When it happens, you don't think about the consequences. You'd turn your life upside down to be with that person. You'd do anything for them.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“For Yours

You were the one who taught her strength and humility in equal parts. You were the one who lifted her up, brought her down to her knees. And now here she is, the girl who has never had to ask for anyone's love, asking for yours.s”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Somehow, there is a sense of comfort in knowing nothing will ever hit me quite as hard again. Nothing will ever be as beautiful, but neither will anything hurt as much.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Writing

There is one thing you should know about writing. It will inevitably lead you to dark places as you cannot write authentically about something unless you have lived it. However, you should always bear in mind that you are only a tourist and must always remain one. You were blessed with the gift of words, in order to bring a voice to suffering. But do not be too indulgent despite how addictive sadness can be, how easy it is to get lost down the path of self-destruction. You must emerge from adversity, scathed but victorious to tell your story, and, in turn, light the way for others.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Meant to Be

If they were meant to be in your life, nothing cover ever make them leave. If they weren't, nothing in the world could make them stay.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“My Life

I will celebrate this life of mine, with or without you. The moon does not need the sun to tell her she is already whole.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Where It Hurts

There are days when the melancholy settles on you like a sudden change in weather. The kind of sadness that is intangible. Like the presence of an ache where you can't pinpoint exactly where it hurts, you just know it does.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“From Everyone

When you don't have the whole attention of someone, you find yourself begging for it from everyone.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Thoughts on Letting Go

It's possible to move on from someone even if your heart refuses to let go. And it's not something you need to consciously do. It will just happen gradually over time. The ache will always be there, but the intensity will fade, and you'll find other beautiful things to fill your days with.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“More to Me

What never was,
What could have been,
was more to me
than anything else.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“No Longer Mine

It should be my right to mourn someone who has yet to leave this world but no longer wants to be part of mine.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“love is a dormant volcano, lying in wait, biding its time.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“Please take your time
and take it slowly;
as all you do
will run its course.

And nothing else
can take what only—
was always meant
as solely yours.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“It is the mark of a great poet to write words that feel as though they have stood witness to your most intimate memory of love.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“My father was a house,my mother was a home.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

“My father was a house,
my mother was a home.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Sea of Strangers

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