“I guess my life hasn’t always been happy, or easy, or exactly what I wanted. At a certain point, I just have to try not to think too much about certain things, or else they’ll break my heart.”— Jonathan Franzen, amazon.com
“'How wonderful to be alive,' he thought. 'But why does it always hurt?'”— Boris Pasternak, amazon.com
“People who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word.”— Benjamin Alire Sáenz, amazon.com
“Every relationship is fundamentally a power struggle, and the individual in power is whoever likes the other person less.”— Chuck Klosterman, amazon.com
“The way I see it, hard times aren’t only about money, or drought, or dust. Hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what happens when dreams dry up.”— Karen Hesse, amazon.com
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.”— Brené Brown, facebook.com
“Love is beautiful but it's never going to be easy. The deeper you go, the harder it gets.”— Archana Bhandari, instagram.com
“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”— Wayne Dyer, goodreads.com
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“In the midst of the struggles that life brings, love is something you can believe in. Open your heart, break down your walls & let love in.”— Gia Sison, twitter.com
“I don’t really want to hear about your strife if you don’t have any perspective on it.”— Scaachi Koul, hazlitt.net
“You gain strength with every difficulty, which you boldly overcome.”— Mrs Lailah Gifty Akita, amazon.com
“There is strength in every struggle. Struggles create opportunities for you to become stronger, wiser and better.”— Kemi Sogunle, amazon.com
“I'm such a strong human being. I amaze myself even. If only you knew what I've been up against, you'd want my autograph. I'm a real life superhero.”— Crystal Woods, amazon.com