Sam Delaney > Quotes

“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”
― Sam Delaney, Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks

“Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”
― Sam Delaney, Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks

“Comparing is despairing.’ Most people don’t judge. Most people aren’t even paying attention to your life – they’re too tied up in their own crap. And those who do sneer aren’t worth your time and energy anyway.”
― Sam Delaney, Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks

“Hiding the way you feel is exhausting and makes everything so much harder. You’ll never move on if you spend all your time worrying about appearing cool or unflappable. It’s pretty transparent when people put on that sort of act anyway. I happen to think that overt displays of pride are for uptight dickheads who haven’t got the balls to ask for help.”
― Sam Delaney, Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks

“It’s not just the big traumas that shape your emotional responses to the world. It’s the little papercuts you suffer along the way and never really confront.”
― Sam Delaney, Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks