lara simmons

"...[T]here is a word for that, it's love. I'm in love with her. Okay? If you're looking for the word that means caring about someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want no matter how much it destroys you, it's love. And when you love someone you just...you...you don't stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy. Even then. Especially then. You just... you don't give up. Because if I could give up, if I could just take the whole world's advice and, and, move on and find someone else, that wouldn't be love. That would be some other disposable thing that is not worth fighting for. But that is not what this is." --Ted Mosby, How I Met Your Mother , Season 9 Episode 17 As you know, I am a big fan of How I Met Your Mother, not in the least because it acknowledges The Universe and its mysterious ways , but it also contains more than its fair share of quotable moments , usually thanks to th...

  "...[S]ometimes you'll make a pit for someone in your mind, but the only person that ends up in that pit is yourself." --Ted Mosby " How I Met Your Mother ," Season 8, Episode 11 If you've ever watched "How I Met Your Mother" (HIMYM) you know that the cast occasionally dabble in the woo-woo, especially in the context of "listening to The Universe" and the main character, Ted Mosby, has had some quotable moments over the years, including this one that seems appropriate to recall during our 30 Days of Forgiveness . Not coincidentally, HIMYM airs its first episode in 2014 tonight and if you've never watched you might give it a try. (Old episodes are available to stream on Netflix.) But you'd better hurry, Ted is scheduled to meet the mother on March 31st when the series ends!