Karl Kristian Flores Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Death is the ultimate vacation: you’re with the stars, you don’t have to pay rent, everyone loves you, and nothing hurts. So, it’s very important you save death for later. The Goodbye Song

2. Whatever you do, do not match the room—Failure is when a person is seduced to what is now. The Goodbye Song

3. In case you didn’t know
I too went home after the ceremony
And replayed the silent pauses of our failed encounter. I thought of a new clever thing I wish I said
And you’ll never know it and I won’t know yours. In case you didn’t know
I imagine weddings within the first hour of meeting you
I felt your peek, but pretended not to look your way
I looked you up online and now don’t know where to start That you whispered in my ear and I’ll masturbate
To the once hot air on my neck. In case you didn’t know
When I turned the corner, I cried. I thought I heard you, too. Maybe both our loved ones Share the same hospital. In case you didn’t know
I wore bright colors and made the afternoon men laugh, But tonight I’ll drink to darkness because I have no one. They pay me well, but I only want that other thing— Your poetry, in case I didn’t know. The Goodbye Song

4. Life is as uneventful as looking up right now and staring at your space. How dare men advise courage! It’s imagination we need. Our battlefield is not one of swords and smoke, but of quietness and boredom. If you attempt something extraordinary, it is by Latin prefix, ‘extra’, and no one will understand that part until it happens. And oftentimes, you can’t defeat the quiet with muscle, strength, or toughness, because the thing you are holding is too fragile and could therefore be consequently lost by your tight grip. You must therefore work the other muscle: faith The Goodbye Song

5. Life moves too quick to ask for accommodation. Not only are people unable to assist you every step of the way, but they won’t always know how themselves. You are a reader of the moment and moments are everchanging, as we are, and so to merge with the virginity of time is to integrate yourself into the universe. The universe is always clearing the goal, revealing itself, and asks of you one thing: feed the world your intuition. Advice is finite. The Goodbye Song

6. Life would be enough to know what you do in a day. The Goodbye Song

7. Men should not sleep on beds; they shall sleep wherever their tired knees gave up. We are stars! And stars produce heat! Let that never translate to a boring life. There is one object in the universe that eats up more light than any other design and that is a mattress that loves you too much. Things can kill without being crafty. The bedsheets are warm and kind and yet their comfort has killed more man than any murderous hand in history. A star that knows it is a star looks like a person who is always in transformation, figuring things out, exploring identities, and making a mess. They brush their hair back and rub their eyes. A heart in debate. A tongue that agreed on humor. Tired feet. A juggled mind. He might be a police officer turned trapeze artist turned pilot. A father who is also a volunteer, a brother, a warrior, a companion, a neighbor, a rival, and a student. We can see sweat leave our pores and so grow discouraged that we cannot see the progress of internal efforts. But do not be disheartened. Our souls do sweat. It just looks a lot like mundane life incidents that break us, such as the first step of the morning or simply walking home again. The Goodbye Song

8. People don’t know what to do when they encounter someone different. History hides a whole world of talented people we have never known because bright minds surrendered to the advice of small thinkers. You got a great voice, kid—now go check on the cattle and don’t forget to lock the entrance. And you spent so much time trying to convince everyone to appreciate some small idea or gift. They won’t know. They will never understand ideas until they happen. They don’t believe in start-ups, but love success stories. They won’t encourage your singing career, but love the radio. We ought to fly away from everyone and everything and right when we’ve launched far enough in space to risk no return, we can then come back to earth as us. The Goodbye Song

9. Perhaps the most important thing in this life unamazingIs that you dance to a different song than the current one that’s playing. The Goodbye Song

10. Trauma and tragedy will continue to cook, that is until one day, one person chooses to do something good for no reason. The Goodbye Song

11. Well, I’ll tell you this, Mr. Michael. You’re going to walk in there, people are going to tell you things and they’ll say it’s true, but know this: instincts beat advice. Your instincts beat everyone else’s conviction. Including mine. What anyone ever tells you can absolutely expire the second something new happens. We already know what to do, sweetie. And most advice can be narrowed down to: it’s best you try again. But our instincts are a powerful tool, you ought to listen to them. And you know, Michael, it’s not always worth explaining to people. We are too rational to believe extraordinary things can happen sometimes. But—she smiled—the most extraordinary times I remember were when I quieted the other voices beside me and embraced the room. The other person. A look. Their voice. Their body. Timing. You’ll feel it Michael and it’s more important you snatch those moments right when they appear. Chase that. Does that make sense? The Goodbye Song

12. Whatever you do, do not match the room—Failure is when a person is seduced to what is now. The Goodbye Song