“It took me a long time to realize what I deserve — maybe too long — but now that I have had the realization, there is no going back. I am not going to let you take advantage of my soft heart anymore.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“You deserve more than someone who blows you off last minute. You deserve more than extremely delayed replies or no replies at all. You deserve more than half-assed love.”— Molly Burford, thoughtcatalog.com
“What you need, what you deserve, is a guy who adores you for what you are. Who doesn't see you as a project, but a prize. you know?”— Sarah Dessen, amazon.com
“Throughout your life there are going to be a lot of opportunities that come up. And they are going to seem great, and they’re going to seem wonderful, and they’re going to seem to make your life a heck of a lot easier. But you have to walk away. And at times it’s going to seem really difficult to do…”— Eric Matthews, amazon.com