“ Care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. Charlotte Bronte
“ This time Elizabeth Ann didn't answer, because she herself didn't know what the matter was. But I do, and I'll tell you. The matter was that never before had she known what she was doing in school. Sh… Dorothy Canfield Fisher
“ She was herself unconscious of that faint hint of offishness which hung about her and repelled advances, an arrogance that stirred in people a peculiar irritation. They noticed her, admired her clothe… Nella Larsen
“ I don't want anyone to look to me, not for protection, not for happiness, not for love, not for anything. P.D. James
“ Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone. Saul Bellow
“ Most people spend their lives vulnerable, relying on the rest of the world to not take advantage of it. Kris Rafferty