“…Difficult relationships come into our lives for a reason. No one would choose them, certainly. But if we let them, they can teach us how to be flexible with others and more forgiving.”— Joan Bauer, goodreads.com
“One thing I’ve learned in all these years is not to make love when you really don’t feel it; there’s probably nothing worse you can do to yourself than that.”— Norman Mailer, goodreads.com
“They may not have loved you, but they did change you. They taught you. They grew you.”— Bianca Sparacino, biancasparacino.tumblr.com
“There are some things you don't learn about yourself until you let someone else into the most intimate places of your heart.”— Kiera Cass, amazon.com
“I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor it’s coming with all my heart.”— Alice Walker, amazon.com
“With time, many of the facts I learned were forgotten but I never lost the excitement of discovery.”— Paul Berg, nobelprize.org
“You can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.”— Chaim Potok, amazon.com
“I’ve learned a huge amount because I’ve been tested and, more importantly, I’ve been trusted.”— pete-townshend, theguardian.com
“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”— Robin Williams, anothermag.com
“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”— Francis Bacon, amazon.com
“When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don’t know you think.”— Beyoncé, interviewmagazine.com
“My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.”— Ray Bradbury, elephantjournal.com