'98-99

 

	"You live, you learn. You love, you learn. You cry, you learn." Alanis Morisette, "You Learn"
	"Only kindness matters in the end." Jewel, "Hands"
	"You only get what you give." New Radicals, "Get What You Give" (aka That Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson song)
	"You're frozen when your heart's not open." Madonna, "Frozen"
	The following 5 are from this e-mail I got:
	"You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them."
	"It's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts."
	"You can keep going long after you can't."
	"Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have." That is one of the most significant things I have heard.
	"Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different."
	"In this madness, this glorious sadness..." Sarah McLachlan, "Angel"
	"I don't know how to get it back to good." Matchbox 20, "Back 2 Good"
	"I will not take these things for granted...anymore." Toad the Wet Sprocket, "I Will Not Take These Things For Granted"
	"I can't live with or without you..." U2, "With or Without You"
	"You're my sunshine after the rain. You're the cure against my fear and my pain." 98 Degrees, "All Because of You"
	"How do you leave the past behind when it keeps finding ways to get to your heart It reaches way down deep and tears you inside out " Rent, "Rent"
	"Once again, as predicted, left my broken heart open and you ripped it out." Sugar Ray, "Every Morning."
	"...put my tender heart in a blender, watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion... " Eve 6, "Inside Out"
	"Illusion never changed into something real." Natalie Imbruglia, "Torn"
	"I know that it will hurt. I know that it will break your heart–the way things are and the way they've been." Natalie Merchant
	"Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me saying I really don't think you're strong enough." Cher, "Believe"
	"Happiness is just around the corner." That lame "We like to party" song.
	"Don't tell me I have never been good to you. Don't tell me I have never been there for you. Just tell me why nothing is good enough..." Sarah McLachlan, "Good Enough"
	"How bout how good it feels to finally forgive you." (I wish, but I'll get there some day.) Alanis Morissette, "Thank U "
	"It's all your fault, I screen my phone calls." No Doubt, "Spider Web "
	"I love you to the point I can no longer take." Blues Traveler, "Run Around"
	"I wish the real world would just stop hassling me." Matchbox 20, "Real World"
	"Love isn't brains, children. It's blood. Blood screaming inside you to work it's will." Spike, "Lover's Walk" episode, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
	"I am barely breathing, and I can't find the air. Don't know who I'm kidding, imagining you'd care. I could go on waiting, a fool for another day. I don't suppose it's worth the price that I would pay. But I'm thinking it over anyway." Dunk N Cheek, "Barely Breathing"
	"I've been down so long that the end must be drawing near." Jewel, "Down So Long"
	"The weakest thing I've ever done was to stay right by your side." Barenaked Ladies, "Break Your Heart"
	"I plead insanity 'cause I can't leave and I can't stay." Sheryl Crow, "Anything but Down"
	"Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's OK." Alanis Morisette , "Ironic"
	"Don't be reckless with other people's hearts and don't put up with anyone who is reckless with yours." That dang annoying sunburn song
	"Excuse me, think I've mistaken you for somebody else--somebody who gave a damn, somebody more like myself." Jewel, "Foolish Games"
	"Where we used to laugh, there's a shouting match..." Third Eye Blind, "How's It Going To Be"
	"And I have the sense to recognize that I don't know how to let you go." Sarah McLachlan, "Do What You Have to Do"
	"You don't know how far I'd go to ease this precious ache." Melissa Etheridge, "Come to my Window"
	"Oh as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive. I've got all my life to live, I've got all my love to give and I'll survive." Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive" (aka "The female anthem")
	"Don't be afraid to be yourself. Be afraid not to." LA Looks commercial.
	"I want to get away. I want to fly away..." Lenny Kravitz, "Fly Away"
	"All I wanna do is have some fun..." Sheryl Crow, "All I Wanna Do"
	"Things happen to us, but it's our reactions that matter." Felicity
	"I feel fine and I feel good. I feel like I never should." New Order, "Bizarre Love Triangle"
	"When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far." Joe McIntyre, "Stay the Same"
	"And no matter what I do, I feel the pain with or without you." N Synch, "Tearin' Up My Heart."
	"Words are very unnecessary, they can only do harm." Depeche Mode, "Enjoy the Silence"
	"Well in case you failed to notice, in case you failed to see-this is my heart bleeding before you, this is me down on my knees." Jewel, "Foolish Games"
	"I'm in the middle of complete emotional turmoil." Noel, on Felicity
	"How does it feel to treat me like you do?" New Order, "Blue Monday "
	"I want to shimmer, I want to shine, I want to radiate." Sean Mullin,"Shimmer"
	"Right now I'm just trying to keep from dying... I can't breathe." Buffy, "The Prom" episode
	"Wild horses couldn't drag me away..." Rolling Stones, "Wild Horses"
	"I wanna wake up where you are." Goo Goo Dolls, "Slide"
	"What you feel is what you are and what you are is beautiful." Goo Goo Dolls, "Slide" (I just think this would be cool if someone said that to me.)
	"If I could turn back time, if I could find a way." Cher, "If I Could Turn Back Time"
	"These foolish games are tearing me apart. Your thoughtless words are breaking my heart." Jewel, "Foolish Games."
	"How I wanted to whisper words into your ear. Tell you how I miss you when you're not around. Words you don't deserve to hear." SideLines, "Still Friends"
	"What will you do when your world falls down on you?" SideLines, "Push Away "
	"I will remember you. Will you remember me?" Sarah McLachlan, "I Will Remember You"
	"I know it's crazy, but you still can touch my heart." Mariah Carey, "I Still Believe"
	"Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose." Sarah McLachlan, "I Will Remember You"
	"I've been afraid of changing cause I built my life around you." Fleetwood Mac, "Landslide"
	"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Yoda, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"(and I'm sure in another Star Wars movie)
	The following 5 are from an e-mail I received with lots of words about love (a topic that I spend a lot of time thinking about):
	"Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship and find out you still care for that person."
	"Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours."
	"There are things you'd love to hear that you would never hear from the person whom you would like to hear them from, but don't be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who says it from his heart."
	"Love comes to those who still hope although they've been disappointed–to those who still believe, although they've been betrayed, to those who still need to love, although they've been hurt before, and to those who have the courage and faith to build trust again."
	"Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives."
	"I'm tired of overthinking..." Lisa Loeb, "I Do"
	"I'll give you my heart, I'll give you my shoulder." Heather Nova, "Heart and Shoulder"
	"You've got your ball, you've got your chain, tied to me tight, tie me up again." Dave Matthews, "Crash into Me"
	"I don't want no one to squeeze me, they may take away my life." Tracy Chapman, "Give Me One Reason"
	"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving..." Woody Allen.
	"I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does." Smiths, "How Soon is Now?"
	"Love, I get so lost sometimes." Peter Gabriel, "In Your Eyes"
	"I'm having a dance attack." ?
	"When I see you smile, I can face the world, I can do anything." Bad English, "When I See You Smile"
	"I want to live bravely and love without fear." Jewel, "Innocence Maintained"
	"How painful it must be to bruise so easily... inside." Natalie Merchant, "Life is Sweet"
	"Baby don't you break my heart slow." Vonda Shepard. "Baby, Don't you Break My Heart Slow"
	"It's not the space shuttle launch, it's just sex." The American Pie movie
	"Love is a hole in the middle of my hall, like a well that has no end." Sister7, "Know What You Mean"
	"Beautiful fucked up man." Sarah McLachlan, "Building a Mystery"
	"There are people in your life who've come and gone, They'll let you down, you know they'll hurt your pride. You better put it all behind you baby, because life goes on. You keep carrying that anger it'll eat you up inside." Don Henly, "Heart of the Matter "
	"If you're sad then it's time you spoke up too." Fastball, "Out of My Mind"
	"And when somebody knows you well. Well, there's no comfort like that. And when somebody needs you. Well, there's no drug like that." Heather Nova, "London Rain"
	"If you wanna be with me, Baby there's a price to pay. I'm a genie in a bottle, You gotta rub me the right way " Christina Aguilera, "Genie in a Bottle"
	"Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on, let's play." Smash Mouth, "All Star"
	"You'll be in my heart. No matter what they say. You'll be here in my heart always." Phil Collins, "You'll be in my heart "
	"I only hope I don't disappoint you." Sarah McLachlan, "Sweet Surrender "
	"If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad.." Sheryl Crow, "If It Makes You Happy"
	"I know who I want to take me home." Semisonic, "Closing Time"
	"I think it’s getting to the point where we have almost made amends." Barenaked Ladies, "Call and Answer"
	"And if you call, I will answer. And if you fall, I’ll pick you up." Barenaked Ladies, "Call and Answer"
	"If you think of me, If you miss me once in awhile, Then I'll return to you. I'll return and fill that space in your heart." Tracy Chapman, "The Promise."
	"I could not ask for more than this time together, could not ask for more than this time with you." Edwin McCain, "I Could Not Ask For More."
	"You drive me crazy, I just can't sleep... thinking of you keeps me up all night." Britney Spears (aaaaaaah!), "(You Drive Me) Crazy."
	"I must find a way of letting go. 'Cause baby, I don't wanna cry." Mariah Carey, "I Don't Wanna Cry."
	"I'd rather be alone than unhappy." Whitney Houston, "It's Not Right But It's Okay."
	"Sometimes I wonder could it always stay like this." SideLines, "It Comes to Me."
	"You can buy all the make-up that Mac can make. But if you can't look inside you. Find out who am I to be in the position to make me feel so damn unpretty." TLC, "Unpretty."
	"Oh, why you look sad? Tears are in your eyes, come on and come to me now... Let me see you through, 'cause I've seen the dark side too." Pretenders, "I'll Stand By You."
	"Nothing you confess can make me love you less. I'll stand by you. Won't let nobody hurt you. " Pretenders, "I'll Stand By You."
	"When the night falls on you, you're feeling all alone, you won't be on your own. I'll stand by you. " Pretenders, "I'll Stand By You." (Okay, I know that's a lot, but I really like and can relate to the words to that song.)
	"Everytime we're down, you can make it right. And that makes you larger than life." Backstreet Boys, "Larger Than Life."
	"Give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it." Santana, "Smooth."
	"Words can crush things that are unseen. So please be careful with me. I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way." Jewel, "I'm Sensitive."
	"I'm taking a holiday from dealing, happily vacationing in the land of not coping." Buffy, "Beer Bad" episode.
	"Measure your life in love." Rent, "Seasons of Love."
	"You surround me like a circle." Chantal Kreviazuk , "Surrounded."
	"The last year of my life has been this wide-awake nightmare of conflicting emotions." Joey on Dawson Creek's "Escape from Witch Island" episode.
	"Another night without you here and I'll go crazy." Cher, "Dove` L'amore."
	"Even the 49er faithful don't have much faith at this moment." Frank Gifford on Monday Night Football.
	"All that matters is what we do, how we take care of each other. So let's not talk this to death." Joey on Dawson Creek's "Escape from Witch Island" episode.
	"If we are truly meant to be, then we will find a way back to each other." Dawson on Dawson Creek's "Escape from Witch Island" episode.
	"Deep in my soul you left a permanent crease." Vonda Shephard, "Cross to Bear."
	"I don't know what it is that makes me love you so. I only know I never wanna let you go. Cause you started something, can't you see? That ever since we met you've had a hold on me." Vonda Shephard, "I Only Want to Be with You."
	"Being lonely is no excuse to just throw yourself at the first available warm body." Joey on Dawson Creek's "Four To Tango" episode.
	"If a kiss is just some purely physical thing and if there's nothing else behind it, what's the point?" Joey on Dawson Creek's "Four To Tango" episode.
	"I'm incapable of small talk." Laurel (the sister) in Jerry McGuire.
	"Maybe men are the enemy, but I still love the enemy." Dorothy in Jerry McGuire.
	"I want to be someone who believes." Counting Crows, "Mr. Jones."
	"I deserve a little more... I belong anywhere but in between." Counting Crows, "Rain King."
	"If you think that I could be forgiven... I wish you would." Counting Crows, "A Long December."
	"If you think you might come to California... I think you should." Counting Crows, "A Long December."
	"If love was a choice, who would ever choose such exquisite pain?" Tuptim in the movie "Anna and the King."
	"If it's for the best, then why do I still feel so lousy?" Nikki on Dawson's Creek's "First Encounters of the Close Kind" episode.
	"I don't really want to live this life." Train, "Meet Virginia."
	"Just believe in destiny." Enigma, "Return to Innocence."
	"Let's make peace tonight." Indigo Girls, "Peace Tonight." (Yed comes through once again.)

Quotes last updated December 21, 1999
Newest quotes added to the bottom (or often towards the bottom or
somewhere in the middle, depending on what I feel like, so look carefully for new ones)

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