“Empaths are born that way, but being empathic is something all, or most, of us can learn. They put others in front of themselves as long as it’s doable. Harmony in any given circumstance is something they strive to create. They are being affected by others’ emotions and energies—so balance is super-…”— Kristine Einang, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m here to remind you, and myself, that all your feelings are welcome. All your emotions, your ‘too much-ness’, your intensity. All the parts of you that are deep and dark and challenging and hard. They are welcome. They are beautiful and true. They are healing and powerful. They are the place from…”— Stephenie Zamora, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m sorry I called myself a dog. I’m not sorry I called you a coward.”— Trista Mateer, tristamateer.com
“I just want to leave your name on a page somewhere and never need to come back to it.”— Trista Mateer, tristamateer.com
“We yearn so badly to be healed We let anyone in We cram them into what small space we have left Hoping they have good intentions”— Samantha King, amazon.com
“I don’t know if I ever told you that you made me better And although I don’t say much I’ve always been around just in case you need me Pain is inevitable It’s how you choose to heal that matters”— Samantha King, amazon.com
“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“We're all a little broken, but the last time I checked broken crayons still color the same.”— Broken, facebook.com
“The worst pain isn't the pain you feel at the time, it's the pain you feel later on when there's nothing you can do about it, They say that time heals all wounds, But we never live long enough to test that theory.”— Jose Saramago, amazon.com
“Just like there's always time for pain, there's always time for healing.”— Jennifer Brown, amazon.com
“Only time can heal his heart, just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.”— Miss Piggy, amazon.com
“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”— Shannon Alder, facebook.com
“I promise you will bloom again. I promise you will flourish. Trust me when I say that wildflowers grow in the oddest of places, between the cracks of memories, they gather strength within scar tissue, stretching toward the light, saying ‘We deserve to be here, no matter where we have come from.’ Now…”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.’”— Noam Chomsky, amazon.com
“You have a heart and nerves the same as your brother men! Why should you be anxious to conceal them?”— Emily Brontë, amazon.com
“In whichever place the soul lives. In my soul and in my heart, I'm convinced I'm wrong!’”— Emily Brontë, amazon.com
“I have not broken your heart - you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.”— Emily Brontë, amazon.com