“I feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people then I feel on my own.”— Henry Rollins, amazon.com
“As an introvert, you are sensitive, perceptive, gentle and reflective. You prefer to operate behind the scenes, preserve your precious energy and influence the world in a quiet, but powerful way.”— Aletheia Luna, amazon.com
“Introverts treasure the close relationships they have stretched so much to make.”— Adam S McHugh, amazon.com
“Relationships with narcissists are held in place by hope of a ‘someday better,’ with little evidence to support it will ever arrive.”— Ramani Durvasula Ph.D., amazon.com
“You are not defined by your pain, by your past, by what has broken you. You are defined by how you believe and by how you rise.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You lose her when you become known for your absence, for not showing up, for not being there, for always prioritizing something else before her.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“Going back is easy because you’re convinced it will be different and then when it’s not you’ll feel broken all over again. You’ll have to teach yourself to be alone again.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“Love is refusing to bring up the past, even if doing so would be a slam dunk to prove your point. Love is your hand wiping away my tears, trying to erase streaks of mascara. Love is the warm hug that extinguishes an argument.”— Richelle E. Goodrich, amazon.com
“We let ourselves get so used to being 'fine' that we lose track of how 'not fine' we are.”— Martina Boone, amazon.com
“I know that it can be hard to believe that someone loves you if you are afraid of being yourself, or if you are not exactly sure who you are. It can be hard to believe that someone won't leave.”— Ava Dellaira, amazon.com
“Loving someone can be hard at times. You risk a lot when you love - your heart and soul.”— J.E.B. Spredemann, amazon.com
“Remembering the past doesn't mean you're still in love with him, but it means you're able to recall the lessons life has taught you and the things that made you stronger.”— E.J. Cenita, instagram.com
“He will see the walls built around you, but he will not try to climb. He will wait until you're ready to open the door.”— B. Atkinson, instagram.com
“Dating has morphed into a ruthless mind game filled with false hope and second guesses. It's turned into something that isn't all that fun anymore.”— A. Davis, instagram.com
“I don't want you to leave me when you see my demons. I want you to calm them down, love me when I'm vulnerable.”— D.S. Kamath, instagram.com
“I’m the girl who keeps getting her heart broken over and over again by boys she never even dated.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“There are some people who don’t deserve even two chances to burn you then you go and give them ten only to get hurt every time.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’re kind, affectionate, and dependable, but you know you have to be just as fair to yourself as you are to the people you date, and sometimes that means leaving them and the relationship behind.”— Nicole Tarkoff, thoughtcatalog.com
“I think that when you have a connection with someone, it never really goes away. You snap back to being important to each other, because you still are.”— Jenji Kohan, Alex Vause, Laura Prepon, imdb.com
“Sometimes you cry for no good reason, and you feel sorry for yourself, and you look in the mirror and you don't recognize the girl looking back at you.”— Lisa Gardner, amazon.com