“Sometimes, your scars have a lot less to do with where you have been and a lot more to do with where you are going.”— Robert M. Drake, amazon.com
“I’m slowly learning that it’s not my regrets that define me, it’s how I get over them and how I redeem myself that truly show who I really am.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“Things are very often not quite what they seem. Losses are often the most important turning points, pain often the most effective teacher, fear the most poignant informant for what we really care about.”— Brianna Wiest, shopcatalog.com
“There’s a reason it takes four years to graduate from high school and college. It’s a tangible, formative chunk of time that allows you to figure things out.”— Will deFries, sunday-scaries.com
“Say goodbye to all the times you felt lost, to all the times it was a No instead of a Yes, to all the scrapes and bruises, to all the heartache.”— Carter Bays, Lily Aldrin, Alyson Hannigan, imdb.com
“You know that there’s no way that this will go smoothly. You’ll feel terrible and vulnerable and afraid. In my opinion, this is your moment to reckon with that reality and do it anyway.”— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com
“Dr. Victor Frankenstein: I cannot unmake the past! The Creature: I'm not concerned with the past, only the future.”— John Logan, The Creature, Rory Kinnear, imdb.com
“You were hurt badly, and those scars will be with you forever. I feel sorry for you, I really do. But think of it like this: It's not too late to recover. You're young, you're tough. You're adaptable. You can patch up your wounds, life up your head, and move on.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I know where you are. I was there. And I’ll wait for you because I love you. But I’m not moving backwards for anybody.”— Laurence Andries, Keith Charles, Mathew St. Patrick, imdb.com
“There are no signs. Life doesn't happen to you, you make decisions. And right now I'm deciding to move forward with my life.”— Erin Ehrlich, Greg Serrano, Santino Fontana, imdb.com
“The past is the past. And the only direction in life that matters is forward. Never backwards.”— Cheo Hodari Coker, Henry 'Pop' Hunter, Frankie Faison, imdb.com
“In everybody's life, there's a point of no return. And in very few cases, a point where you can't go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I’ve never really known grief before, and this is a wild, unpleasant, and oddly tender ride. Loss is a beast, but it reminds you how strong we all are. And how much the love of others will keep you.”— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com
“It’s good to be scared. It means you still have something to lose.”— Krista Vernoff, Shonda Rhimes, Dr. Richard Webber, James Pickens Jr., imdb.com
“If people always thought this way, there could never be progress or innovation or change. We would be stagnant forever, fearfully clinging to a past that was never as good as we like to pretend it was.”— Elan Gale, twitter.com
“I will keep getting back up, no matter how many times those butchers shove me down.”— Sarah J. Maas, amazon.com
“Moving on isn’t about when you don’t remember anymore, it’s being okay even when you do.”— @perspicacioussithlord, wnq-writers.com