Everyone had told me how much I needed to watch "One Tree Hill," how much I would love it and how amazing it was. Finally, I gave it a chance and every time I watch a new episode I get happier and happier that I did. "One Tree Hill" was not only something that I could relate to on various personal levels, but it really made me feel something. I found myself sobbing in my room, laundry rooms, and even on buses when I traveled. "One Tree Hill" will always and forever be one of my favorite shows in the whole world, Tree Hill, North Carolina will always be my favorite made up place and these characters and their words will always touch my heart in a special way. Here are 11 quotes I always look back on that are food for thought.
Brooke Davis: "There's a day when you realize you're not just a survivor, you're a warrior. You're tougher than anything life throws your way."
Clay Evans: "Sometimes I think we waste our words and we waste our moments, and we don't take the time to say the things that are in our hearts when we have the chance."
Dan Scott : "We all want to be loved... to be happy. So why aren't we? Because we've become experts at sabotaging our own happiness. Feeling like victims, when in fact it's the choices we make, the bad habits, the vices, the inability to show love and compassion. These are the things that tear us down. We're not victims. We're assassins when it comes to love and happiness."
Haley James Scott : "You can choose to blame your circumstances on fate or bad luck or bad choices. Or you can fight back. Things aren’t always going to be fair in the real world. That’s just the way it is. But for the most part, you get what you give. The rest of your life is being shaped right now. With the dreams you chase, the choices you make, and the person you decide to be. The rest of your life is a long time. And the rest of your life starts right now."
James Lucas Scott: "My mama told me that, sometimes people have to cry out all of their tears to make room for a heart full of smiles."
Keith Scott: "You might want to take a long hard look in the mirror, and see if the person looking back at you is the person you want to be."
Lucas Scott: “Sometimes, it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one in the world who’s struggling, who’s frustrated, or unsatisfied, or barely getting by. That feeling is a lie. And if you just hold on, just find the courage to face it all for another day, someone or something will find you and make it all OK, because we all need a little help sometimes, someone to help us hear the music in the world, to remind us that it won’t always be this way. That someone is out there, and that someone will find you.”
Nathan Scott: "It's the oldest story in the world. One day you're 17 and planning for someday. And then quietly, and without you ever really noticing, someday is today, and that someday is yesterday, and this is your life."
Peyton Sawyer: "Life's too short to fight, to be miserable, to let the bitter ones change how awesome you are."
Whitey Durham: "There's no shame in being afraid. Hell, we're all afraid. What you gotta do is figure out what you're afraid of because when you put a face on it, you can beat it. Better yet, you can use it."
The Cast of "One Tree Hill:" "Make a wish and place it in your heart. Anything you want, everything you want. Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle is gonna come from, the next smile, the next wish come true. But if you believe that it’s right around the corner, and you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it, to the certainty of it, you just might get the thing you’re wishing for. The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it. So, make your wish. Do you have it? Good. Now, believe in it with all you heart."
