“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.”— Henry Stanley Haskins, amazon.com
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”— Gautama Buddha, amazon.com
“I saw my earlier selves as different people, acquaintances I had outgrown. I wondered how I could ever have been some of them.”— Roger Zelazny, amazon.com
“Your past built you not reduced you. It made you stronger so live up to what the present has to offer & look forward to better days.”— Gia Sison, twitter.com
“You are not defined by your pain, by your past, by what has broken you. You are defined by how you believe and by how you rise.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Remembering the past doesn't mean you're still in love with him, but it means you're able to recall the lessons life has taught you and the things that made you stronger.”— E.J. Cenita, instagram.com
“There are different ways to be confused about how someone's disappointed you. Some lie about the future because they wanted to forget the past. But some will lie about the past because they think it will give you both a future.”— Laura Dave, amazon.com
“No matter how much you stress or obsess about the past or future, you can't change either one. In the present is where your power lies.”— Mandy Hale, amazon.com
“You can obsess and obsess over how things ended—what you did wrong or could have done differently—but there's not much of a point. It's not like it'll change anything.”— Jess Rothenberg, amazon.com
“Vulnerability is hanging your dirty laundry out in the air and hoping the other person will still love you for who you are. But you know what? We all have dirty laundry. And the sooner you can be open about your past, where you’ve been, what has shaped you, and how you’ve changed—the sooner you’ll b…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“If he was faithful in past relationships then chances are he will be faithful in this one.”— Alicia Fannin, love.allwomenstalk.com
“A faithful man is open about his mistakes, especially if he is willing to learn from them. He should also know the boundaries of friendships with other women and coworkers. He values your relationship most of all.”— Kristina Tieken, familyshare.com
“Don’t think about it. Don’t think about what could have been. It’s too unbearable.”— Sophie Kinsella, amazon.com
“You can’t change the past, but all of us have the power to change the future.”— Michael Hyatt, amazon.com
“Apologies aren't meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.”— Kevin Hancock, amazon.com