Sea of Strangers Quotes

“Meant to Be

If they were meant to be in your life, nothing cover ever make them leave. If they weren't, nothing in the world could make them stay.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Anything for Love

Fear isn't a reason when it come to love—it's an excuse. Anyone who has ever been in love will tell you that. When it happens, you don't think about the consequences. You'd turn your life upside down to be with that person. You'd do anything for them.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Somehow, there is a sense of comfort in knowing nothing will ever hit me quite as hard again. Nothing will ever be as beautiful, but neither will anything hurt as much.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“My Life

I will celebrate this life of mine, with or without you. The moon does not need the sun to tell her she is already whole.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Take Back Your Power

Greet the world with no expectation.
Love as though you have never been hurt or betrayed.
Let go of the ones who take so much from you
yet offer nothing in return.

This is how you take back your power.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Writing

There is one thing you should know about writing. It will inevitably lead you to dark places as you cannot write authentically about something unless you have lived it. However, you should always bear in mind that you are only a tourist and must always remain one. You were blessed with the gift of words, in order to bring a voice to suffering. But do not be too indulgent despite how addictive sadness can be, how easy it is to get lost down the path of self-destruction. You must emerge from adversity, scathed but victorious to tell your story, and, in turn, light the way for others.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“ Strength

Don't let them tell you that your pain should be confined to the past, that it bears no relevance to the present. Your pain is part of who you are.

They don't know how strong that makes you.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Where It Hurts

There are days when the melancholy settles on you like a sudden change in weather. The kind of sadness that is intangible. Like the presence of an ache where you can't pinpoint exactly where it hurts, you just know it does.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“The distance from you is measured in how far I've come.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Thoughts on Letting Go

It's possible to move on from someone even if your heart refuses to let go. And it's not something you need to consciously do. It will just happen gradually over time. The ache will always be there, but the intensity will fade, and you'll find other beautiful things to fill your days with.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“How much love is a person capable of giving? I thought I knew the answer until I met you.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Some days it felt like a burden, to smile for you. To keep the lines of worry from etching into your forehead.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“The greatest injustice I have suffered has come under the pretense of love.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“More to Me

What never was,
What could have been,
was more to me
than anything else.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“love is a dormant volcano, lying in wait, biding its time.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Who you love and who loves you back determines so much in your life.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“No Longer Mine

It should be my right to mourn someone who has yet to leave this world but no longer wants to be part of mine.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“My father was a house,
my mother was a home.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“It should be my right to mourn someone who has yet to leave this world but no longer wants to be part of mine.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“I am already nostalgic for what we have, even with you still here.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“From Everyone

When you don't have the whole attention of someone, you find yourself begging for it from everyone.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“You talk to me in riddles, I will answer you in rhyme. I loved you for a little— I will love you for all time.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“For Yours

You were the one who taught her strength and humility in equal parts. You were the one who lifted her up, brought her down to her knees. And now here she is, the girl who has never had to ask for anyone's love, asking for yours.s”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“There are many things in life you can postpone, but love isn’t one of them.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“The ache will always be there, but the intensity will fade, and you'll find other beautiful things to fill your days with.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“With Anyone Else

You came into my life and made everything else feel like a rehearsal. Love always came to me as a question, but with you, it felt like an answer. I didn’t know I had put up walls until you brought them crashing down. I couldn’t figure out why love was different with you until I realized it hadn’t been love with anyone else.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“That's the thing about happiness. It doesn't require justification.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“I was coming to the end of a difficult period in my life, though when the end isn't in plain sight, you don't realize how close you are.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Here and now I love you, for the moment you have my heart. But you are entitled to my future, you have no ownership of my past.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers

“Fear isn't a reason when it comes to love--it's an excuse. Anyone who has ever been in love will tell you that.”
― Lang Leav, Sea of Strangers