“You don’t always love you. I mean, I don’t always love me. I mean, I don’t know. I’m confusing my Yous and Is and sometimes writing about myself turns into this amorphous blob and there’s nothing poetic about it. Just scattered. And messy. A lot like me, actually.”— Ari Eastman, medium.com
“it’s okay to let go, it is okay to move forward and to move on; it is your right to give yourself permission to breathe again, i promise.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“just a reminder: your light is not dependent on others awareness of it.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“if you need rest, give yourself that. if you need peace, give yourself that. if you need love, give yourself that. heal yourself, first.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“Please don't forget that you are important and special and you deserve care. Be gentle with yourself so you can be fierce in the world.”— Delilah S. Dawson, twitter.com
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. Make peace with yourself before you move forward.”— Roy T. Bennett, amazon.com
“Past twenty, not yet thirty In between, right there When I’m not a kid or an adult When I’m just me I shine the brightest So don’t get scared when darkness comes”— IU, G-Dragon, open.spotify.com
“As much as you might doubt it, being single as an adult has some seriously noteworthy perks. The world is your oyster and you can do whatever, whenever, with no one else to consider but yourself. You can hop on a plane to anywhere, eat whatever foods you want, and live out the dreams you never thoug…”— Andrea Wesley, bolde.com
“Even though people say they’re jealous and criticize me I don’t really give a fuck now”— Heize, open.spotify.com
“I’m gonna put on my headphones to block the sounds of the world With an ice cube in my mouth I’m gonna freely go out on this street Feel it differently, look at it differently Even if it feels like you’re walking around in circles Because I love myself, because I’m so me This time is so beautiful”— Red Velvet, open.spotify.com
“I am self-propelled; fueled from within. I appreciate people's opinions, but I'm not attached to them. I learned a long time ago that if I give them the power to feed me, I also give them the power to starve me.”— Steve Maraboli, twitter.com
“When peace & love are no longer being served; and whenever u find yourself taking in so much negativity, you have to take a break & reflect.”— Maine Mendoza, twitter.com
“Thank you for teaching me that I deserve better and that games are games for a reason and I no longer want to play.”— Madison Edwards, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“There are those who understand us and those who don’t. In the 2nd case, leave them to torment themselves trying to gain our sympathy.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Don't put yourself down just to avoid criticism, to please others, or to show your "kindness." The world needs light, not mediocrity.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“If you think you're weak, you will be weak. If you tell yourself you are not worthy, you will be unworthy. But, if you say you're strong, you will be strong and if you tell yourself you can do it, you can do anything. The ONLY validation that you will ever need is one from yourself.”— Nadine Lustre, instagram.com