“ Just because someone is a keyholder, does not mean they will always help you unlock the door you want to go through – no matter how much you think you deserve to go through it. Sometimes you just have… A.J. Darkholme
“ We all know many people who come from hard-working families, where they had to grow up with a bare minimum and become self-sufficient and independent at a very young age. We look at them now and see r… Anna Stevens
“ Everything thing I have ever achieved in life I have accomplished on my own – I've earned it - even the bad stuff. Peter Cimino
“ Lada made her face stone, her heart a mountain. A mountain that would never be pierced to let cold, clear water flow. “Nothing holds me here. Kiersten White
“ Human history is the ancient story of the umbilical conflict between a lone individual versus a cabalistic society. A love-hate relationship defines our personal history with society, where the suppre… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible without marriage, and that ordinary women accept husbands because marriage is not possible without possession; with totally d… Thomas Hardy
“ I wore you on me at all timesLike I now carry my pen.Unlike your own opinion myBelongings must have a function.You bled through the ink of my lines andTo be my subject nursed your thirst.Was it my fau… Mie Hansson
“ She will not bow her head to any woman or man, so why, indeed, should she bow to a needle? Libbie Hawker
“ My aim is to sort the jumble of information we throw at these children and present it in such a way that they will have a greater chance of achieving independence and fulfilment. Adele Devine
“ I can take care of myself,” I said hotly.“Darlin, you don't even know how to pleasure yourself. Nenia Campbell
“ Happily Single is permission to CHOOSE your life rather than having it handed to you, and it’s living life on your own terms instead of those that are expected of you. Mandy Hale
“ So many people are so terrified to be alone that they settle for a loveless relationship or stay trapped in a miserable one for months and even years on end. But as it turns out, alone means unique, u… Mandy Hale
“ Some steps need to be taken alone. It's the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be. Mandy Hale
“ Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them. Mandy Hale
“ Confidence is knowing who you are and not changing it a bit because of someone’s version of reality is not your reality. Shannon L. Alder
“ Look, you had it easier than me,' she says. 'You think Nana and Papa were busy supporting women's rights? No, they wanted me to meet a nice man and get married and cook and clean for him and give them… Jami Attenberg
“ One other thing I learned from working in a company was that the majority of people in the world have no problem following orders. They're actually happy to be told what to do. They might complain, bu… Haruki Murakami
“ A marriage of two independent and equally irritable intelligences seems to me reckless to the point of insanity. Dorothy L. Sayers