“I’m better than you think. I’m even better than I think I am.” – Dave Eggers, The Wild Things
“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.” – Anonymous
“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.” – Ellen Goodman
“I will accept any amount of monsters my mind wants to give to me, but I will not become a monster myself.” – Marissa Myer, Stars Above
“You can’t get stuck on what should have happened. That doesn’t help you.” – Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie
“I don’t know how to love without using my whole heart. I don’t know what its like to love someone ‘half way’. I practice giving love in the same way I’d like to receive it.” – Reyna Biddy
“I don’t believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.” – Gloria Naylor
“No one will understand you. It is not, ultimately, that important. What is important is that you understand you.” – Matt Haig
“We have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. We have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. It is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, I think, to be an organ and a blade. But, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is what makes us most human. We make horrible mistakes. It’s how we learn. We breathe love. It’s how we learn. And it is inevitable.” – Nayyirah Waheed
“Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world. Sometimes my silence is saying, I don’t know how to speak to you. I don’t know what you’re thinking. Talk to me. Tell me everything you’ve ever said. All the words. Starting from the very first one.” – Colleen Hoover, Ugly Love