Never shield your oddness, but wear your oddness as a shield. Sarra Manning More Quotes by Sarra Manning More Quotes From Sarra Manning That was the worst thing about having a relationship with someone, even a pretend relationship. You opened up, let someone in, and when it was over, they had all the ammunition they needed to completely destroy you. Sarra Manning worstneededlove I think I needed to be really hurt on the outside so the hurt on the inside would realize that it wasn’t on its own and that it had to come out. Sarra Manning realizinghurtthinking I guess they're called moments because they don't last very long. Sarra Manning lastsmomentslong One day you’ll wake up and find that the pain’s still there but it doesn’t hurt quite so much. Sarra Manning one-daypainhurt I did get lost but I wanted someone to find me. Sarra Manning wanted-someonewantedlost The thing about love was that it caught you unawares, turned up in the most unexpected places, even when you weren't looking for it. Sarra Manning unexpected-placescaughtunexpected I suppose the things that you always take for granted, that you don't even notice, are what you miss the most. Sarra Manning grantedmissing Just once, I'd like to find a boy. And I like him and he likes me. And we have a laugh and the kissing's really good and there's no-one getting in the way of the laughing and the kissing. Is that too much to ask? Sarra Manning kissinglaughingboys What you look like is just one part of who you are - but it's not all you are. Sarra Manning just-onewho-you-arelooks People don't want you to be yourself, they just want you to be the person that they've decided you should be. Sarra Manning being-yourselfwantpeople Adorkable is a freeform, loose-knit, organic network of like-minded souls who might get pushed to the ground for the way we think and the way we look and because we're not afraid of who we are, but my God we're looking up at the stars. Sarra Manning starssoulthinking I'd always thought that my awkwardness was a thin veil disguising the real me. The me that was funny and could write songs that touched people. The me that would one day find some beautiful, intelligent boy who'd recognize me as his soul mate. The me who was secretly pretty and stylish if only someone would lift the veil and see. But I was beginning to suspect that underneath the awkwardness there was just more awkwardness and not much else. And that would explain why I stood in a room full of people and felt like the loneliest girl in the world. Sarra Manning girlsongbeautiful
