“ Its not the falling down that counts but what you do next that counts the most. Don't spend your time on your knees if you have fallen, instead get up and dust your knees clean and walk! Matt Broadway-Horner
“ Each time that I have felt like I might finally be figuring some things out, life has decided to change the rules and I’ve had to start all over again. Jennifer Elisabeth
“ I called it a baptism in flaming ink that forced me to shed my shyness about recognizing myself as a poet and to accept the fact that life had never given me any choice in the matter. And then I had t… Aberjhani
“ There’s all this pressure in our society to be beautiful, to be strong, to be sexy. So we spend our time and money on trying to become these things. We put on the high heels, the suits, the makeup, th… Vironika Tugaleva
“ Self-knowledge, a spiritual metamorphosis, precedes understanding other people and comprehending the beauty of being part of the spontaneous interplay of the natural world. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ You need bravery for compassion. In the picture of your soul, the bravery points are the most beautiful. Amit Ray
“ Deeply respecting yourself is the first step toward having a deep respect for others. Amy Leigh Mercree
“ If you are not yourself, you have nothing to offer the world but a cheap imitation of someone else. E'yen A. Gardner
“ Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. Brene Brown
“ There are, literally, thousands of people all around the world who need nothing more than to meet someone just like you. To spend your time pretending to be someone else is just as senseless and fear-… Vironika Tugaleva
“ We fitted together like the two halves of an oyster-shell. I was Narcissus, embracing the pond in which I was about to drown. However much we had to hide our love, however guarded we had to be about o… Sarah Waters
“ And lose my cock, balls and prostate? Are you kidding me? Honey, I’m still all man. I’m just a man with decoration,” Tommy had explained before turning with a flounce and practically floating out of t… Vicktor Alexander
“ The highest degree of human attainment comes when a person is blissfully at peace with his or her own nature and the natural world. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ POPPY: Another man might have pressured me to change, mature, maybe even shut up occasionally. Emmett finds me perfect the way I am. Bijou Hunter
“ Make a promise to yourself right now, that you will choose your thoughts and words wisely, that you will no longer use disempowered language about yourself, and nor will you ever negatively define you… Miya Yamanouchi
