I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself.

—Warson Shire

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She decided to start living the life she’d imagined.

—Unknown

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Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.

—Robert Tew

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You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way.

—Unknown

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

—Ernest Hemingway

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Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.

—Gloria Steinem

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It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

—Chuck Palahniuk, Diary