“I'm safe inside this container called me. With a little click, the outlines of this being—me—fit right inside and are locked neatly away. Just the way I like it. I'm where I belong.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Before you turn the world down, make a little space for yourself. Brush your teeth, tidy the counter, put down the phone. Savor the best part of the day for one more second. Woo! Okay. Have at it, dreams!”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, twitter.com
“The thing's perfectly fashionable, and there isn't a woman in society who wouldn't be perfectly charmed with it. But your ideas are better than Rosine's and all society's put together. Obey your own womanly instinct, Thelma!”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“That time spent envying someone else is wasted time. Don't waste time. Show love and focus on your purpose.”— Letitia Wright, twitter.com
“Don't go seeking validation from anyone. Know your worth. Remind yourself if you ever forget.”— Letitia Wright, twitter.com
“If you don’t see me, that’s okay. I see me, and that is quite enough.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“I've said it many times before and it's no less true now: it's okay to be proud of your work. It's okay to promote your work.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“When you give yourself over to acts of love, passionately spending your time giving of yourself, you never lack for the things that you need.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Instead of focusing on all the things you believe you are not, devote yourself to acknowledging the good things that you ARE.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“When you’re rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even those you love.”— Mitch Albom, amazon.com
“When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.”— Joel Osteen, onlinecounsellingcollege.tumblr.com
“The most important person you have to learn how to live with in this world is you.”— Jennifer Twardowskig, wnq-writers.com
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”— Thich Nhat Hanh, goodreads.com
“There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself.”— Matthew Quick, amazon.com
“Self-care is not selfish or self indulgent. We cannot nurture others from a dry well. We need to take care of our own needs first, then we can give from our surplus, our abundance.”— Jennifer Louden, amazon.com