“What do you mean I have to wait for someone’s approval? I’m someone. I approve. So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support!”— Richelle E. Goodrich, amazon.com
“...the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever it was that had tried to hurt me.”— Jeannette Walls, amazon.com
“You have a masterpiece inside you, too, you know. One unlike any that has ever been created, or ever will be. And remember: If you go to your grave without painting your masterpiece, it will not get painted. No one else can paint it. Only you.”— Gordon MacKenzie, amazon.com
“Just like there’s always time for pain, there’s always time for healing.”— Jennifer Brown, amazon.com
“You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.”— Audre Lorde, amazon.com
“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.”— Alice Walker, goodreads.com
“Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen.”— Frances Hodgson Burnett, goodreads.com
“We survived. You and I. And those who survive have a duty. Our duty is to do our best to keep on living. Even if our lives are not perfect.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“But one of the big lessons I have learned from my journey is you can’t please everyone, so don’t try.”— Chris Colfer, en.wikiquote.org
“Fall in love, get heart broken, and don’t get over them, not until you’ve created art that lives on longer than the love you had.”— Scott McGoldrick, goodreads.com
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson, amazon.com
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls my life.”— Akshay Dubey, goodreads.com
“Trust that your soul has a plan, and even if you can’t see it completely, know that everything will unfold as it is meant to.”— Deepak Chopra, twitter.com
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.”— Maya Angelou, facebook.com
“If you keep playing it safe, you’ll never know who you are. I know who you are, and I love who you are. Why don’t you trust me?”— Stephanie Perkins, amazon.com
“Stop thinking that other people are going to come and save you. You gotta save yourself.”— Rae Earl, amazon.com