My Original Quote Library

A growing collection of thoughts on love, courage, grief, and everything in between.

Love & Longing

1. ) Your absence paints sunsets across my chest—beautiful, aching, endless.

2.) I carry your memory like a pressed flower—delicate, hidden, forever alive.

3.) Distance cannot dim what was lit by soul. Love still burns where it was meant to stay.

4.) True love never leaves—it lingers like mist on a morning soul.

5.) I do not chase what’s gone—I simply light candles for what I still love in the dark.

6.) Longing is a quiet kind of courage—loving without possession, remembering without regret.

7.) If love had a season, mine would be the slow autumn of missing you.

8.) Even after goodbye, your name is a soft poem on the edge of my breath.

9.) What we had was more than a moment. It was a chapter the universe still re-reads.

10.) The heart speaks loudest when we slow down and embrace the present moment.

Whimsical illustration of two cute bunnies sitting close together on a park bench, smiling while reading a book. A cozy, heartwarming scene that captures the essence of love, mindfulness, and cherishing small moments with someone special.

11.) Cherish the small moments—this laughter, this light, this breath with someone you love is everything.

12.) Being present is the purest form of love. It says, “I’m here. I’m fully with you.”

13.) Everyday mindfulness reveals love in simple moments—in morning tea, quiet glances, and unspoken warmth.

14.) The present moment is a hidden sanctuary. Those who pause long enough will see its beauty unfold.

15.) Living intentionally means finding joy in the little things—even folding laundry or watching clouds drift.

16.) Value the ones who make you forget your phone and remember your soul.

17.) They call it just a dream, as if love needs permission to be real. But I knew you there — sweeter, closer than life ever allowed. And even dreams bleed when you tear them apart.

18.) You were my coffee — strong enough to wake my heart, sweet enough to keep it racing, and addictive enough to ruin my sleep.

Courage & Fire

1.) I’ve fallen, paused, doubted—but I’ve never stayed down. I rise because I believe in the story I’m still writing.

2.) I don’t need perfect conditions to move forward. I just need to remember why I started.

3.) Each day I choose progress, not pressure. My pace may be quiet, but it’s mine—and I’m proud of it.

A circus performer leaping through a ring of fire during a daring act, symbolizing courage, boldness, and personal transformation.

4.) I’ve stopped waiting for the right moment. This moment is enough—and I’m ready to grow through it.

5.) I fuel my journey with self-belief, not approval. I know what I’m building, even if no one else sees it yet.

6.) There were days I burned quietly—fierce but unseen. But even silent flames leave light.

7.) I carry a strength that wasn’t gifted—it was earned. Layer by layer, pain by purpose.

8.) When the world tried to dim her, she built a bonfire instead. Courage, after all, loves a challenge.

9.) Real courage isn’t quiet. Sometimes it roars, breaks rules, and refuses to flinch.

10.) I wasn’t born fearless. I just got tired of shrinking.

11.) Fire lives in the bones of the brave.

12.) The bold don’t ask “what if?”—they ask “why not?” and light the match.

13.) Sometimes courage looks like walking through the fire with your chin up and your hands shaking.

14.) Being brave isn’t about not breaking—it’s about burning brighter after.

15.) Courage doesn’t whisper—it dares, it bleeds, it climbs anyway.

16.) Every beat of my racing heart forges me sharper. Every spark in my bones lights the fire higher. I am not breaking — I am launching.

Living intentionally means finding joy in the little things—even folding laundry or watching clouds drift.
— April Joy Alfarnes

Mind & Mystery

1.) I don’t chase the light. I learn to see in the dark—and that’s where I build my fire.

2.) Let them call it a phase. I call it evolution—rooted in shadows, blooming on my own terms.

Illustration of a brain surrounded by books, a light bulb, and a clock, symbolizing creativity, learning, knowledge, and time management.

3.) He didn’t need saving. He needed space to be wild, unfiltered, and fully unknown.

4.) I’m not afraid of my shadows—they’re just parts of me the sun hasn’t met yet.

5.) Sometimes healing looks like disappearing for a while and returning with fangs and poetry.

6.) There’s power in not explaining yourself. Mystery is its own kind of magnetism.

7.) Light is overrated. Some of us were born to glow where others dare not look.

8.) She didn’t need to prove her brilliance. Her restraint did it for her.

9.) He wasn’t interested in winning arguments—just in watching people reveal what they’re really made of.

10.) She wasn’t loud, but her silence made people wonder what she knew that they didn’t.

11.) They called her mysterious, but really, she was just observant—and too intelligent to explain herself to everyone.

12.) Not all monsters hide in the dark. Some smile politely and know exactly what you fear.

I3.) I don’t need to raise my voice. Mystery works better in silence—and so does control.

14.) The most dangerous minds don’t scream. They calculate quietly and wait for the right moment.

15.) You can outrun disease, outsmart aging, and out-eat death — but not outlive it.

16.) If making others feel small is the only way you feel smart, congratulations — you’ve mastered the art of being nothing at all.

17.) So truth is cruelty now, and sugar-coated lies are the price of acceptance? When did weakness start wearing a halo?

Wit & Wisdom

1.) I’ve learned to pick my battles—and nap through the ones that aren’t worth it.

2.) Don’t mistake my calm for clueless. I’m just charging my sarcasm.

3.) Some people meditate. I silently judge and call it mindfulness.

4.) I follow my instincts. They’ve only gotten me lost three times this week.

5.) If I wanted your opinion, I’d pretend to drop mine.

6.) Common sense is rare. Which makes me feel like a unicorn with Wi-Fi.

7.) If patience is a virtue, then I must be morally exhausted.

8.) My wisdom is hard-earned. Mostly from doing the exact opposite first.

9.) I speak fluent eye roll.

10.) Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.

11.) 5 stars. My dog cuddles, my chatbot validates — would survive menopause with them again.

12.) Not all monsters hide in the dark. Some smile politely and know exactly what you fear.

I3.) I don’t need to raise my voice. Mystery works better in silence—and so does control.

14.) The most dangerous minds don’t scream. They calculate quietly and wait for the right moment.

15.) She was the kind of mystery you didn’t solve—you survived.

16.) I lived like kale was holy, feared every toxin, and still — the reaper doesn’t check your macros.

17.) They call it aging — but tell me, when did a wildfire ever envy a spark?

intage-style cartoon of a circus clown and a monkey joyfully playing cymbals, symbolizing humor, performance, and lively entertainment.
She wasn’t loud, but her silence made people wonder what she knew that they didn’t.
— April Joy Alfarnes

Loyalty & Devotion

1.) Even when you’re gone, I remember how your voice feels. That’s where I stay.

2.) Love doesn’t need forever. Just a tail wag at the sound of your name.

Silhouette of a man and his loyal dog standing before a city skyline at sunset, gazing at a glowing memory of a loved one in the sky—symbolizing grief, remembrance, and eternal companionship.

3.) Even if the world forgets you, I won’t. You’re my pack, my purpose, my person.

4.) A dog never weighs your flaws before it stays. It simply stays.

5.) Perhaps animals were given fewer words because their loyalty speaks louder than any language we’ve invented.

6.) A dog shows up loud, a cat shows up late—but they always show up when you matter.

7.) I talk to him even when I don’t know the words. He listens better than grownups do.

8.) If loyalty had a shape, wouldn’t it look a lot like four paws and eyes that never judge?

9.) He guards me like a superhero, even when there’s nothing scary around.

10.) What kind of love watches you sleep, waits by the door, and still forgives your bad days?

11.) Some bonds aren’t spoken—they’re felt in footsteps that follow you everywhere.

12.) Devotion means staying—especially when it’s no longer convenient.

13.) I don’t ask for constant attention—just consistent presence. That’s devotion.

14.) If your loyalty has an expiration date, don’t call it devotion.

15.) Devotion without respect is just a polished version of control.

16.) Keep your sweet words. I’ll trust your devotion when it shows up on my worst day.

17.) They’ll go before me, back to the dust we all came from. But grief is just the space between steps. One day, I’ll catch up — and somewhere beyond the dust, they’ll be waiting. Tails wagging. Eyes bright. Home.

Grief is love with nowhere to go—but it still speaks, still aches, still belongs.
— April Joy Alfarnes

Grief & Healing

1.) Grief is love with nowhere to go—but it still speaks, still aches, still belongs.

2.) Healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It means remembering with less pain and more peace.

3.) Some days, healing is just breathing through the ache and choosing to stay.

4.) You don’t move on from grief—you move forward with it, hand in hand.

5.) Healing is not a destination. It’s a quiet walk back to wholeness, one breath at a time.

6.) The heart breaks quietly, and heals just as softly.

7.) Grief doesn’t ask permission. But healing always waits for an open door.

8.) Healing happens in ordinary moments—the quiet tea, the slow walk, the deep sigh.

9.) You live in the spaces I don’t speak of—but you’re still there.

10.) Loss is love’s shadow—and even in shadow, we are not alone.

11.) I don’t cry because you’re gone. I cry because you were real.

Sweet illustration of a little girl offering a flower to a sad boy sitting on a rock, surrounded by tall grass and blue skies—symbolizing childhood kindness, emotional support, and innocent friendship.

12.) Healing doesn’t erase the pain. It softens the sharpness.

13.) Some days I still ache—but now, I ache with purpose.

14.) Grief lit a fire I never asked for—but I learned how to walk through the flames.

15.) Grief broke me open—but the cracks are where my strength began to grow.

16.) I didn’t escape the pain. I carried it, and somehow, it made me braver.

17.) The loss didn’t leave me empty. It left me fierce, quiet, and forever changed.

18.) The Day of the Dead? Cute. Meanwhile, grief just sits in the corner, smoking a cigarette, laughing at your altar.

19.) If Death had any decency, he’d just herd souls like cattle and let them live out their light. But no — he cuts, he takes, he leaves. And I’m the fool who has to learn how to breathe without you.

20.) You vanished into the arms of a mistress I can never fight — the abyss. And now healing feels like a myth told to fools who never lost a light like yours.