“ If there was any great lesson in life it was this: No battle was ever won with silence. Shannon L. Alder
“ Why would you ever premedicate honesty? To hesitate is to overthink how you feel. A blurted out answer is usually the most genuine. Shannon L. Alder
“ Of course I contradict myself. Why else would I often bite my tongue and attempt to put the fire out? Jen Tindugan-Adoviso
“ We're taught and trained to hold it all inside, to not feel the beauty of the innocence of letting it out when and how we feel it.And we do; we do for the fear of avoiding the stigma of weakness, unti… Ufuoma Apoki
“ For your own professionalism, reputation & appearance, it really is ok to NOT post every #video, picture, event or show on social media.On the contrary, holding back, waiting or not posting certain th… Loren Weisman
“ I am pointing to you that under these conditions--mental strain, physical malaise--it is highly probable that dislikes that were before merely mild and disagreements that were trivial might suddenly a… Agatha Christie
“ All right, all right," he said, with that gesture I'd come to hate: two open palms facing me and patting the air, as if pushing me away, pushing me down, pushing any tears I might be preparing to cry… Kathleen Rooney
“ We kissed each other until we were too tired to keep going. I could still feel him holding back. It was my penance for what I had done to him. All I could do was hope the walls would fall and that I c… Kimberly Novosel
“ You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light. Shannon L. Alder
“ I wonder, though…what would it be like? To be that close to a boy and have him see all of you, no holding back. Jenny Han
“ Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable. Shannon L. Alder
“ Telling you how I know…what I know…it could make things worse than they already are…for all of us Dennis Sharpe
