“I’m learning that my life is mine to create on my own, and that it will never compare to someone else’s‚—and that’s the beauty of it.”— Andrea Davis, instagram.com
“I’m a survivor. I‘m strong because I’ve been weak. I have sharp edges because I’ve been broken.”— Mia Asher, amazon.com
“Why is a Christmas tree better than a man? Because it stays up, has cute balls, and looks good with the lights on!”— Emily Giffin, amazon.com
“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”— Deborah Reber, amazon.com
“The past is called the past for a reason. If you are constantly looking behind you, your eyes aren't on the road ahead. You don't drive a car that way, so why would you live your life that way?”— Rachel Van Dyken, amazon.com
“Don’t settle, even if you remain alone for a lifetime. You deserve someone who will appreciate you for both your beauty and your bruises.’”— A.R. Lucas, thoughtcatalog.com
“You no longer feel happy or sad; you just exist, but you don’t feel alive.”— Rayi Noormega, thoughtcatalog.com
“Life has greater plans for you that don’t involve crying at night over a bottle of wine or believing that you’re broken and unworthy of love.”— Alexis Meads, thoughtcatalog.com
“I am worth more than these excuses. I am worth more than this inconsistent, unhealthy, disappointing dynamic. I am worthy of finding someone that is never going to allow us to settle into this toxic, distorted version of love.”— Liz Newman, amazon.com
“I had to learn how to say no to others and yes to myself, and today I no longer feel ashamed for not being 'fun' and being down for every draining activity I'm asked to do.”— Whitney Cummings, amazon.com
“Every year I say ‘this is going to be my year’ and end up really disappointed when it ends the same way it started.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“True love is when you don’t hide big secrets from her – not deleting a conversation thread on your phone, not hiding your phone, and not getting mad when she wants to borrow your phone. True love is showing her that you truly love her and you’re scared to lose her.”— Diane Salazar, thoughtcatalog.com
“Boys will continue to ghost you, hurt you, and disappoint you. But boys will also continue to give you butterflies, make you giddy, and give you love.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“She didn't want to be a 'nice girl.' She wanted to be someone who left you with your words caught in your throat and your mind stuck on her soul. She'd like to think she was capable of being hard to forget. But you never remember the nice girls.”— MB, instagram.com
“There is nothing more intimidating to a boy than a woman with self-esteem. There is nothing more beautiful to a man than a woman with self-esteem.”— Jeremy Penn, instagram.com
“There are people who have hurt you and led to your downfall and if you can forgive them, you are not weak. You are really strong.”— Muskan Agrawal, instagram.com
“She didn't guard her heart. She carried it on her sleeve. Maybe that's why it always carried unbearable grief.”— Ruchi Meghwal, instagram.com