“It seems to me that the years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically. It’s then you realize this is make or break, you no longer have the excuse of youth, and it is time to become an adult – but you are not ready.”— Helen Mirrin, amazon.com
“Personally, I’m a mess of conflicting impulses — I’m independent and greedy and I also want to belong and share and be a part of the whole.”— Richard Siken, amazon.com
“Do you realize how important it is to be independent? To be able to take care of yourself? To not rely on someone else for your most basic needs? And to not get so damn attached to stuff that you’d rather demean yourself than live without it.”— Alyson Noël, amazon.com
“I'm independent and strong, but sometimes... just sometimes, it's nice to be taken case of. It's nice to be made to feel like a lady.”— Samantha Towle, amazon.com
“I am very independent. I can look after myself but I still need a lot of love and care.”— Scarlett Johansson, amazon.com
“Attractive women don't let anyone walk on them, and they make that known far in advance, in the most tasteful way possible.”— Dan Scotti, elitedaily.com
“More often than not, you feel lonely and isolated, but you feel proud of yourself for being strong and independent at the same time.”— Rayi Noormega, thoughtcatalog.com
“When you text an ex, they get to be reassured that you miss them and that you’re constantly thinking about them. You may be at the stage where this is true, but, why let them know that? By not texting said ex, you are showing them and yourself that you are perfectly capable of being on your own and…”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“Kill the part of you that believes it can't survive without someone else.”— Sade Andria Zabala, lulu.com
“I am not yours! I am mine and mine and mine alone, and you do not get to take what I do not offer with bare palms, unfurled wrists!”— Sade Andria Zabala, instagram.com
“You’re happy with yourself. You’re independent and strong. You don’t rely on others. You can support yourself.”— Natalie Villani, thoughtcatalog.com
“Aries are strong and independent; they actively pursue all that may benefit them”— Leena Sanders, thoughtcatalog.com
“The truth is that strong women are independent, take care of themselves as best as they can, and hustle for the things they want. All while refusing to take shit from anyone.”— Tiziana Bardellino, thoughtcatalog.com
“You can’t be a strong, independent, and a healthy woman without being broken at least a few times.”— Brielle Mroczko, thoughtcatalog.com
“Everyone is so focused on being fiercely independent, on ‘Boy, Bye’, on donning a brave face and trudging onward. Yes, all of those things have purpose and importance, but they don’t represent more strength.”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m an independent woman. I am strong, I am smart, I am outgoing.”— Darrien Marazzo, thoughtcatalog.com
“She was afraid to want things for herself. She didn’t think she deserved them.”— Susan Choi, amazon.com