Brisbane Quotes

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It is possible to be in love with you just because of who you are.

I’m not looking for self-control.

Sam," she said, and I crushed her to me.

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.

Too much negativity can make the strongest structures dilapidate.

We smoked the joints down to the roaches and then relaxed beneath the stars to let the drug form dazzling constellations.

It was odd but I couldn't jump the chasm of missing evidence to the conclusion Todd was making.

Most would probably call it a dumb idea, but considering my wants it was a good idea.

It was an impossible achievement but that didn't stop me from trying and having fun.

What does that quote mean to you? Can you explain the concept behind it and not just repeat the pretty phrase to me?

Looking back really does make you wonder, but the truth is it doesn't change a thing.

Everyones' worst problems weigh the same, and it's up to you how heavy that weight is and how much you let it drag you down.

I didn't appreciate the moment as much as I should have while living it, but I can attribute that to my poor emotional state and hindsight.

Other times, when existential crisis mode kicked in, I flirted with the idea of giving up and drifting whichever way gravity and wind moved me.

Misadventure was my primary compass and I followed it without caring if I pissed off one person or a whole bunch of people.

It was a start, and a start is all anyone needs to put an end to something.

It was my duty as a mother to invade your privacy and search your room. I'm just glad you weren't hiding an illegal drug.

I found it hard to get motivated because I found it hard to care.

My sense of misadventure took over and I began looking at my problems as challenges.

I liked learning but the challenge was that my mother's need to turn education into a competition was ruining the experience for me.

It was as if I was automatically one of them because I smoked.

I found that disturbing the night's calm ambience was almost as gratifying as the ambience itself.

Maybe I should have given more thought to her thoughts.

Self-harm appealed to my sadness but I didn't let it coax me.

Would I come off as a creepy-stalker-kind-of-guy or would it demonstrate that I cared?

I'd developed an apology-is-much-better-than-asking-for-permission mentality.

A misadventurer's greatest fear is their mother.

My anger tempted the act of delinquency and it felt good to dabble.

The purpose of water is to drink it but we swim in it for the fun of it.

There were no snooty commuters at this late hour. They were home snug in their beds where they should be.

After spending the previous night the way I had, I felt I could afford to lose some of the daytime to sleep.

Acting with confidence, but inside lacking certainty, I'd told her I could.

They had to be untrustworthy enough to buy a minor alcohol but trustworthy enough to not walk away with my money.

What does a guy say to that? What does an inexperienced guy say to a beautiful, smart, proper girl who's not supposed to say things like that?

Honestly, if I stay on this gruelling path, I'm going to end up as another suicide statistic.

I didn't let what I wanted to do become a made up memory that I looked back on years down the road and wished it was real.

You live by whatever rules you need to govern your life the best you think. Let's just try not to encroach.

A fight needs at least two fighters. Sometimes you can win straight away by not fighting.

Someone who lives vicariously will never be truly happy because they're not happy with themselves.

If you're not happy with yourself, how can you even begin to figure out if another person makes you happy, annoyed, angry, sad and so on.

This is your chance. Are you going to cower and make excuses or are you going to do what you really want to do?

It seemed, at that point, my greed and cunningness were being rewarded.

She'd been fed anti-consumerist bullshit by her parents but didn't understand simple economics.

Now comes the hard part. Peyton, Peyton, Peyton. Just say Peyton.

At least I can say I once worked a day on a tea plantation in Far North Queensland.

Everyday something unexpected happened. Everyday was exciting. Everyday was a misadventure.

The acceptance of just one person is enough to silence the rejection of thousands.

Where's your sense of misadventure?

My newfound motivation had me feeling confident in my ability and I headed to Mackay with a plan.

Being determined delinquents, Peyton and I jumped the barricades and wandered around the dilapidated interior.