" It would be better for you if you did,

for you to believe I am the monster they would paint me as.

And then one day when all of this was past,

I might find you, and profess my innocence.

And because you are you, you would believe me,

and we would pass a perfect afternoon in a corner cafe together.

And I would wish for nothing more.

A better man would protect you with that lie, but I am not that man...

And so I leave you with the burden of a truth that no one will believe. "

LOVE SOONER ⅩⅦ
By Pablo Neruda

" I do not love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz or arrow of carnations ❀ that propagate fire.

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,

in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you like the plant that does not bloom, but carries within itself, hidden, the light of those flowers."

"Thanks to your love, lives darkly in my body,

a certain solid fragrance that has risen from the earth.

I love you without knowing how or when or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride,

in which there is no you nor I,

so close that your hand upon my chest is mine,

so close that your eyes close as I dream. "

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IT Chapter Two

“Your hair is winter fire, January embers… My heart burns there, too.”

Reflecting on the meaning of what I just read, the word "Leshnot" comes up a lot, which means "to change, to transform." which make snese I guess because today I'm supposed to become a man. It's funny, though. Everyone, I think, has some memories they're prouder of than others, right? And maybe that's why change is so scary. 'Cause the things we wish we could leave behind... The whispers we wish we could silence... the nightmares we most want to wake up from, the memories we wish we could change.. the secrets we feel like we have to keep are the hardest to walk away from. The good stuff? The pictures in our mind that fade away the fastest? Those pieces of you it feels the easiest to lose. Maybe I don't want to forget. Maybe if that's what today is all about, forget it, right? Today I'm supposed to become a man, but I don't feel any different. I know I'm a loser. And no matter what, I always ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ will be.

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ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES
By Jennifer Niven

He taught me that you don't have to climb a mountain

to stand on top of the world.

That even the ugliest of places can be beautiful,

as long as you take the time to look.

That it's OK to get lost...

as long as you find your way back.

But in learning all of that, I missed seeing something more important...

seeing Finch.

I missed that he was in pain. I missed that he was teaching me all along, how to move on.

Finch was a dreamer.

He dreamt while he was awake.

He dreamt of all the beauty in the world, and he made it come to life.

Finch taught me that there's beauty in the most unexpected of places.

And that there are bright places, even in dark times.

And that if there isn't...

You can be that bright place...

with infinite capacities.

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TRANSFORMERS

Optimus: With the ALL Spark gone, we cannot return life to our planet. And fate has yielded its reward, a new world to call home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight, but wathcing over them in secret, waiting, protecting. I have witnessed their capacity for courage. And though we are worlds apart, like us, there's more to them than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, and I sent this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars. We are here. We are waiting. (🎶What I've done Playing)

Romance & Heartfelt

The Notebook 2004
Starring : Ryan Gosling; Rachel McAdams
Plot : Two young lovers are torn apart by war and class differences in the 1940s in his adaption of Nicholas Sparks's best-selling novel.
Genres : Swoonworthy; Heartfelt; Emotional; Romantic; Movies based on books
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 7.8/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix. Purchasable on Amazon Prime Video & Microsoft Store

Passengers 2016
Starring : Jennifer Lawrence; Chris Pratt
Plot : After waking from his hibernation decades ahead of schedule, a lonely guy on an interplanetary journey faces an ethical dilemma over another passenger.
Genres : Sci-Fi Movies; Drama; Heartfelt; Romantic
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 7.0/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Serendipity 2001
Starring : John Cusack; Kate Beckinsale
Plot : Years after hitting it off during a chance encounter, two strangers experiencing cold feet in their current romances set out to find each other again.
Genres : Swoonworthy; Sentimental; Romantic; Comedies
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 6.9/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Dear John 2010
Starring : Channing Tatum; Amanda Seyfried
Plot : A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks.
Genres : Romantic; Heartfelt; Drama; Emotional
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 6.3/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Love Rosie 2014
Starring : Lily Collins; Sam Claflin
Plot : Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for one another...or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.
Genres : Romantic Comedies; Movies based on books; Swoonworthy; Heartfelt
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 7.2/10
Platform : Now Streaming on Netflix.

Just Like Heaven 2005
Starring : Reese Witherspoon; Mark Ruffalo
Plot : A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.
Genres : Fantasy; Comedies; Romance; Drama
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 6.7/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Return to the Blue Lagoon 1991
Starring : Milla Jovovich; Brian Krause
Plot : This sequel to The Blue Lagoon finds the orphaned son of the lovers from the original film stranded on an island with a widow and her daughter.
Genres : Romantic; Teen Movies; Drama
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 5.1/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

How Do You Know 2010
Starring : Reese Witherspoon; Paul Rudd; Owen Wilson
Plot : Feeling spurned after being cut from the national team, newly single softball player Lisa finds herself in a heated love triangle.
Genres : Romantic Comedies; Witty; Drama
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 5.4/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Something Borrowed 2011
Starring : Ginnifer Goodwin; Kate Hudson; Colin Egglesfield
Plot : Friendships are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex, her best friend Darcy's fiancé.
Genres : Drama; Romantic; Heartfelt
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 5.8/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Legends of the Fall 1994
Starring : Brad Pitt; Anthony Hopkins; Aidan Quinn; Julia Ormond; Henry Thomas
Plot : The Ludlow clan -- father William and brother Alfred, Tristan and Sam -- splinters when Sam leaves to fight in World War I against his dad's wishes.
Genres : Movies based on books; Classic Movies; Sentimental; Tearjerkers; Romantic
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 7.5/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Stepmom 1998
Starring : Julia Roberts; Susan Sarandon
Plot : A photographer tries to earn the love of her fiance's children but cannot overcome their mother's disdain... untill a diagnosis changes everything.
Genres : Drama;Tearjerkers; Emotional; Sentimental; Heartfelt
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 6.8/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix.

Action & Adventure

Extraction 2020
Starring : Chris Hemsworth
Plot : A hardened mercenary's mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
Genres : Movies based on books; Action & Adventure
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 6.7/10
Platform : Streaming on Netflix ONLY.

John Wick 2014
Starring : Keanu Reeves; Willem Dafoe
Plot : An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
Genres : Action & Adventure
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 7.4/10
Platform : Now streaming on Netflix

SEAL Team 2017
Starring : David Boreanaz; Neil Brown Jr.;A. J. Buckley; Toni Trucks; Justin Melnick; Max Thieriot; Tyler Grey; Judd Lormand; Jessica Pare; Kerri Medders
Plot : The lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions the United States of America can ask.
Genres : Action & Adventure; Army TV series
IMDB Rating [www.imdb.com]: 7.8/10
Platform : Streaming on Paramount+ & included in Amazon Prime.
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