“Directly and indirectly, you’re responsible for other people’s lives, whether you like it or not.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’re not here to settle. You're not here to bow down to those who give you crumbs. You’re not here to waste time catering to people who couldn’t care less if they destroyed you in the process of getting what they want.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“I forgot that I can be okay on my own; that I can still be happy on my own. I forgot that sometimes we have to say goodbye to something good and wait patiently for something better.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“Schools reward students who consistently do what they are told -- and life rewards people who shake things up.”— Shana Lebowitz, entrepreneur.com.ph
“I am so stoked on my life. I have been through a lot and have learned a lot. I feel very blessed with everything that I'm able to do - especially being able to surf. I try to keep it simple and just be the best person I can be, and if it makes a difference in other people's lives, that's great!”— Bethany Hamilton, surfertoday.com
“Setting boundaries or calling out toxic behavior isn’t hateful – it’s sacred and it should be taught in every spiritual practice.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“So if you're going through a tough time right now, just know that it's happening because it's teaching you a lesson. The hurt you're feeling will help you appreciate something amazing in the future. Believe.”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“After a lifetime of wishing you were a different sort of person living a different sort of life, you will one day be walking down to the train, look at your feet on the street and think: I am where I want to be.”— Molly Guy, vogue.com
“All obstacles that are perceived with love can transform into the greatest life lessons.”— Gabby Bernstein, twitter.com
“You’re twenty-one or twenty-nine and your heart’s been broken somewhere between four and twenty times—fetal-position-on-the-bathroom-floor broken, real-country-music broken—and you don’t know how you can ever be expected to go on like this for fifty more years and change.”— Jade Sylvan, pankmagazine.com
“The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.”— Erik Erikson, nytimes.com
“If you told me today our being together would result in heartbreak, I would still choose to be with you because I believe that truly living life is in the experiences, not the outcomes.”— Kathryn Vance-Perez, amazon.com
“They may not have loved you, but they did change you. They taught you. They grew you.”— Bianca Sparacino, biancasparacino.tumblr.com
“To suffer without complaining is the only lesson that has to be learned in this life.”— Vincent Van Gogh, amazon.com
“Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.”— Khalil Gibran, amazon.com
“Do not allow him to consume you. If he does not call, go to sleep. If he does not message, put your phone away and have a fantastic day anyway. If he acts distant when you are with him and refuses to tell you what is wrong, don’t wait for him, go home and do something you love. If he tries to insinu…”— Nikita Gill, meanwhilepoetry.tumblr.com
“And maybe it is only by finding yourself that you can feel the true intensity of becoming close to another person.”— David Levithan, amazon.com