Ashly Lorenzana Quotes

All we know is what we're told.

Dogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us.

The world is big in some ways, and so small in others.

The more fucked up you are, the more I like you. As long as you've managed to hold onto your identity through all the shit, then it won't matter how twisted you are. I will love you more for it.

I say fuck the old advice 'show, don't tell.' It's called story TELLING for a reason, and I'll stick to it!

Your whole life and the story of your journey is the landscape picture on the front of the box of a 1,000 piece puzzle. The pieces are each a small sticky note that ends in mid-sentence. You simply need to figure out where each one starts and ends.

The fact of the matter is that you should really stop concerning yourself with writing a book because anyone can write a book that totally sucks. There is nothing special about that.

The next time you wish you could find the right words to say to someone who is hurting, just remember that dogs are a man's best friend without ever speaking a word to them. Simply be present and have sympathy.

The parts of me that hurt the worst want me to write something for them, but I can't. I don't know what to say. I'm lost in all this sadness, and so are they.

Some people like living in black and white worlds. Let them stay there. Appreciate all the colors you see in your world though.

The world is not ready for some people when they show up, but that shouldn't stop anyone.

The only unique contribution you can offer the world is to be who you actually are and no one else.

Nothing in the tangible word that isn't living has any value beyond a dollar amount. Considering that dollars can only buy more tangible and inanimate objects, it would seem a far more worthwhile goal to instead learn to place value on the treasures of the mind. Memories, knowledge and skill together are the only things we will ever actually own.

If you love yourself the most at your happiest moments, there is no reason not to be fond of who you are in the dark.

The end of a relationship is not always a failure. Sometimes all the love in the world is not enough to save something. In these cases, it is not a matter of fault from either person. Some things cannot be, it's as simple as that.

People leave imprints on our lives, shaping who we become in much the same way that a symbol is pressed into the page of a book to tell you who it comes from. Dogs, however, leave paw prints on our lives and our souls, which are as unique as fingerprints in every way.

Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one.

Sooner or later in life, we will all take our own turn being in the position we once had someone else in.

Never do anything that you can't admit doing, because if you are that ashamed of whatever it is, it's probably wrong.

You have to believe what you're saying if you're going to convince me. I just can't break that rule, even if I want to.