“Remember that your life belongs to others as well. Do not endanger it frivolously. And never endanger the life of another.”— John Perry Barlow, kottke.org
“Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, never blame. Say nothing behind another’s back you’d be unwilling to say, in exactly the same tone and language, to his face.”— John Perry Barlow, kottke.org
“Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that.”— John Perry Barlow, kottke.org
“Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.”— John Perry Barlow, kottke.org
“If you are honest, people may deceive you. Be honest anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness. Be kind anyway. All the good you do today will be forgotten by others tomorrow. Do good anyway.”— Fredrik Backman, Fatima, amazon.com
“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”— Federico García Lorca, amazon.com
“You’re not in love with me, not really, you just love the way I always made you feel. Like you were the centre of my world. Because you were. I would have done anything for you”— Abby McDonald, amazon.com
“Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without.”— James Dobson, goodreads.com
“The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.”— Erik Erikson, nytimes.com
“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