under the bright lights

At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is having friends.
At age 16 success is having a drivers license.
At age 20 success is having sex.
At age 35 success is having money.
At age 50 success is having money.
At age 60 success is having sex.
At age 70 success is having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is having friends.
At age 80 success is not peeing in your pants.

—Unknown

It’s like you’re screaming, and no one can hear. You almost feel ashamed that someone could be that important, and that without them you feel like nothing. No one will ever understand how much it hurts.. You feel hopeless, like nothing can save you. And when its over, and its gone, you almost wish you could have all that bad stuff back, so that you can have the good.

—Rihanna (via aslkflkjds)