“Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.”— John Mark Green, johnmarkgreenpoetry.tumblr.com
“He said he loved me, but every step of the way he’d hurt and sabotage me. I realized later that he put me down so much because he was probably terrified that I’d realize he was nothing and leave him. Which is exactly what I did.”— Amy Schumer, amazon.com
“You stop doing things to please other people and start doing things to please yourself. A lot of friendships will get trashed by this simple fact alone. Once you stop letting people treat you like garbage, most people don’t see a use for you anymore.”— Gigi Engle, elitedaily.com
“Stay away from the ones you love too much. Those are the ones who will kill you.”— Donna Tartt, amazon.com
“But sometimes your light attracts moths and your warmth attracts parasites. Protect your space and energy.”— Warsan Shire, thoughtcatalog.com
“I want to speak sunlight but I can only speak thunderstorms that make people run away from me.”— Alexa Evangelista, krowkadile.tumblr.com