“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that too, They start over. They find a way.”— Celeste Ng, amazon.com
“If it weren’t for hitting “rock bottom” I never would have had this amazing hill of life to climb back up.”— Peter Kraus, instagram.com
“It’s a long journey but if you focus on the mini milestones along the way you will find beauty in the struggle.”— Kobe Bryant, instagram.com
“My designation as a person in recovery from addiction has given me endless gifts, not the least of which is a clear-cut pathway to an exceptional life. It has been like hitting the jackpot, though it certainly didn't seem like it at the beginning.”— Tommy Rosen, amazon.com
“Samuel Jackson struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction early on in his career. It was so detrimental to his ability to act and function, he was replaced in two different Broadway productions. He tried supporting himself by working as a camera stand-in for Bill Cosby on The Cosby Show and perfor…”— Katie Mather, thoughtcatalog.com
“I'm not sure how to do it: a problem, obviously, but we're not talking about constructing the Brooklyn Bridge. If you try and it doesn't work, you'll try a different way next time. Doing is better than not doing, and if you do something badly you'll learn to do it better.”— Twyla Tharp, amazon.com
“You have to go through the fire. Avoiding the pain is why most people never resolve it. You have to dig deep, sit in it, and ugly cry.”— Vanessa Williams, amazon.com
“I reject the idea that the pot is nearly at a boil and I must watch it closely until the exact moment that it happens.”— Ryan Holiday, observer.com
“These are the days of miracle and wonder and don't cry baby don't cry.”— Paul Simon, open.spotify.com
“Dreams won't always take you on a straight path to destiny but they're usually related to what your soul wants for you. They'll force you to ask yourself the hard questions, they'll kick your ass and more importantly, they'll turn you on.”— Kelly Cutrone, amazon.com
“This was when I learned that you have to give up your life as you know it to get a new one: that sometimes you need to let go of everything you're clinging to and start over, whether because you've outgrown it or because it's not working anymore, or because it was wrong for you in the first place.”— Kelly Cutrone, amazon.com
“This is an important lesson to remember when you're having a bad day, a bad month, or a shitty year. Things will change: you won't feel this way forever. And anyway, sometimes the hardest lessons to learn are the ones your soul needs most. I believe you can't feel real joy unless you've felt heartac…”— Kelly Cutrone, amazon.com
“That's your job in this hard world, to keep your love alive and see that you get on, no matter what. Pull your act together and just go on.”— Stephen King, amazon.com