quotes

A collection of the best quotes ever spoken by scorned lovers and hopeless romantics throughout history.

The Life You Don’t Live Still Haunts You
There is a special kind of sadness that doesn’t come from what happened, but from what never did. It’s the quiet awareness that you could have become more. That you could have tried harder. That there was a version of you with bigger courage, sharper discipline, and deeper belief that never fully stepped into the light. This feeling doesn’t scream. It whispers. It shows up late at night, during long drives, or in moments of stillness when distractions fade.
By mike6 days ago in Humans
When You Realize You’ve Outgrown Your Old Self
There comes a quiet moment in many people’s lives when they look at themselves and feel unfamiliar. Not in a dramatic, movie-like way, but in a subtle, unsettling way. You still have the same name. The same face. The same history. Yet something feels different. The things that once excited you no longer hit the same. The conversations you used to enjoy feel empty. The routines you once accepted now feel heavy.
By mike6 days ago in Humans
The moment you truly like yourself
The moment you truly like yourself is not the moment you feel better. It’s the moment something stops asking for permission inside you. I didn’t reach it through insight or courage. I reached it through fracture. Through realizing that fear wasn’t the problem—it was the symptom of a distance I kept maintaining from myself.
By Randolphe Tanoguem6 days ago in Humans
The Quiet Contract of Asian America and the Architecture of Conditional Belonging
America presents itself as a system built on arrival. Come, contribute, comply and belonging will follow. 😊 The promise is implicit, rarely stated aloud, but reinforced through law, labor markets, education systems, and cultural mythology. For many Asian immigrants and their descendants, this promise has always functioned less as an invitation than as a conditional contract; one that demands output without guaranteeing protection.
By Cadma7 days ago in Humans
The Misalignment of America’s Foundational Systems
Systems are meant to organize to provide predictability, fairness, and governance. In the United States, however, the very architecture of its social, political, economic, and legal systems was built on a hierarchy that placed whiteness at the center. This hierarchical system was not simply discriminatory in isolated instances; it was systemic, stitched into the law, enforced through policy, and embedded in culture, producing outcomes that shape every facet of life for people of color, especially African Americans. The fault in this system is not in isolated acts of prejudice, but in the deep structural design that has historically concentrated power and wealth in white hands while marginalizing others. This is not a matter of individual ill will; it is the story of how the nation’s systems were constructed and perpetuated over centuries.
By Cadma7 days ago in Humans
The Strange Grief of Letting Go
Missing someone who hurt you is one of the most confusing emotional experiences a person can have. It doesn’t make sense on paper. If someone caused you pain, disrespected you, or repeatedly disappointed you, logic says you should feel relief when they’re gone. And sometimes you do. But alongside that relief often lives a quieter feeling: longing. You miss their presence. Their voice. Their familiarity. Even when you know, deeply, that staying would have damaged you more.
By mike7 days ago in Humans
The Exhaustion You Can’t Sleep Away
There is a type of tiredness that sleep does not fix. You can rest for eight hours, wake up on time, drink coffee, and still feel heavy. Not physically heavy in a way that points to illness, but internally heavy, like your mind is carrying more weight than your body can explain. Many people assume this means they are lazy, unmotivated, or broken in some way. In reality, it often means they are emotionally and mentally exhausted, even if they cannot clearly identify why.
By mike7 days ago in Humans
The Invisible War Between Who You Are and Who You Want to Be
The Pattern You Pretend Not to See Most people like to believe they are their own biggest supporters. They say they want growth, success, peace, love, and stability. And on the surface, that might be true. But if you look closely at behavior instead of words, a different story often appears. Procrastination. Avoidance. Inconsistency. Choosing comfort over progress. Repeating habits you already know are hurting you. This isn’t because people enjoy suffering. It’s because there is an internal conflict happening quietly beneath awareness.
By mike7 days ago in Humans
Why Burnout Is More Common Among High Achievers
High achievers are often admired from a distance. They’re the disciplined ones. The consistent ones. The dependable ones.
By Millicent Chisom7 days ago in Humans
The Quiet Loss of Self in a Fast World
When You Realize Something Is Off At some point, many people experience a strange realization: they don’t feel like themselves anymore. It’s not dramatic. It’s not always painful. It’s subtle. You still wake up, go to work or school, talk to people, and function. But inside, there’s a quiet distance between who you are now and who you remember being. Things that used to excite you don’t hit the same. Conversations feel more shallow than they used to. You might even struggle to describe what’s wrong because nothing is obviously broken. Yet something feels misaligned.
By mike8 days ago in Humans
The Silent Confusion of Modern Life
There is a strange kind of emptiness that doesn’t look like sadness and doesn’t feel like depression in the traditional sense. It shows up quietly, often in people who appear to be doing “okay.” They have a routine. They have responsibilities. They might even have things others would call success. Yet beneath all of that, there is a persistent feeling that something is missing, something unnamed, something they can’t quite put into words. This feeling is becoming increasingly common, and it isn’t because people are weak. It’s because modern life is very good at keeping us busy but very bad at helping us feel aligned.
By mike8 days ago in Humans
The Prison Inside Your Head
Overthinking feels productive. It feels like you’re solving something. It feels like you’re being careful. It feels like you’re protecting yourself.
By mike8 days ago in Humans