“Valor is strength, not of legs and arms, but of heart and soul; it consists not in the worth of our horse or our weapons, but in our own.”— Michel de Montaigne, amazon.com
“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we've lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we've found each other. And maybe each time, we've been forced apart for the same reasons. That means that this…”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“Being vulnerable means opening yourself up to people and giving them the chance to see the real you. It’s like putting your heart and soul into their hands and mapping out for them where exactly they can strike to hurt you the most – and at the same time, trusting them that they won’t.”— Stephanie Palma, thoughtcatalog.com
“When you bare your soul to another individual and that person turns you down for whatever reason, isn’t that a bullet dodged? Vulnerability weeds out all those who are incapable of handling the unapologetically (im)perfect source of sheer exuberance that you are. It’s like a litmus test to determine…”— Harita Sahadeva, thoughtcatalog.com
“The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.”— Susanna Kearsley, amazon.com
“Had I ever loved anyone more than I loved him? Had I ever revealed more of my soul to anyone than I had revealed to him?”— Anne Rice, amazon.com
“There is no such thing as a soulmate… and who would want there to be? I don’t want half of a shared soul. I want my own damn soul.”— Rachel Cohn, amazon.com
“Our destiny is aligned with our heart's innermost longing, a longing embedded within our soul before birth. This longing is a unique pattern or configuration reminiscent of the constellations in the night sky. When we express (press out) our unique configuration, it shines through us with an otherwo…”— Thea Euryphaessa,, amazon.com
“Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.”— John O'Donohue, amazon.com
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”— George Bernard Shaw, amazon.com
“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”— Aberjhani, amazon.com
“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”— James Herriot, amazon.com
“Crying is like a thundershower for the soul. The air feels so wonderful after the rain. Don’t think too much. Breathe. Don’t be harsh or demanding on yourself. Just experience your feelings and know that your tears are announcing change in your life. Change is coming; like a summer rain — to wash aw…”— Bryant McGill, amazon.com
“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived.…”— Katie McGarry, amazon.com
“Falling in love is more than infatuation. It is the need to feel whole, to feel safe, to be healed, to join together with someone, heart and soul.”— Michael R. French, amazon.com