“I've been sleeping through my life Now I'm waking up And I want to stand in the sunshine I have never been ecstatic Had a flower but it never bloomed In the darkness of my wasted youth It was hiding in the shadows Learning to become invisible Uncover me” WantSleepDarknessYouthFlowerShadowWake UpInvisibleSunshineHidingWakingEcstaticHiding In The Shadows Author:Juliana Hatfield
“The pleasure and sadness of youth is that the speed of its passing is never thought about; and so you say that you will do this or that in a year, in five years, only to wake up one morning to realize that what you thought was infinitely prolonged has ended.” YearsRealizingPleasureMorningFiveSadnessYouthWake UpSpeedPassingPassingsFive Years Author:Derek Tangye
“For many years I used the pronoun 'we.' Now, as in my youth, I go to sleep and wake up alone.” YearsUsedSleepYouthWake UpGoing To SleepPronouns Author:Nina Berberova
“It's easy to ignore the mess around election do that over here in Germany. It's just a blip on the radar for the German culture. They're like, "Y'all are crazy over there. Next segment." I'm not saying they're not scared. They're just wondering when people are going to wake up and see the pattern they themselves lived through and could see coming from a much greater distance. They don't have the hubris of youth to luxuriate in. According to the Germans I've spoken with, Trump's rise looks very similar to what happened prior to Hitler rising to power.” PeopleCultureEasyWonderCrazyYouthWake UpElectionDistanceScaredMessHubris Author:Measha Brueggergosman
“You wake up one day and suddenly realize that your youth is behind you, even though you're still young at heart.” HeartStillsYoungRealizingBehindsYouthOne DayWake UpBehind YouYoung At Heart Author:Joni Mitchell