“And maybe it is only by finding yourself that you can feel the true intensity of becoming close to another person.”— David Levithan, amazon.com
“For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that ‘unless you love yourself, no one else will love you’ …The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in…”— Bruce D. Perry, amazon.com
“Before it was over I wanted to send you a postcard that said: Don’t try and kill something that’s too big to bury.”— Derrick Brown, fuckyeahderrickbrown.tumblr.com
“I gave myself permission to care, because there are a lot of people in this world who are afraid of caring, who are afraid of showing they care because it’s uncool. It’s uncool to have passion. It’s so much easier to lose when you’ve shown everyone how much you don’t care if you win or lose. It’s mu…”— Tom Hiddleston, bustle.com
“Learning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You’re not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful - but you understand the world around you better, and you’re at peace with yourself. Learning life’s lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to be.”— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, amazon.com
“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”— Robert Brault, goodreads.com
“Don’t waste your words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.”— Mandy Hale, goodreads.com
“I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.”— Maya Angelou, facebook.com
“The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, its tides and its depths; it has its pearls too.”— Vincent Van Gogh, amazon.com
“We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others.”— John Lennon, goodreads.com
“Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself.”— Alfred Adler, pws.cablespeed.com