Connection With Others Quotes

“After all, there are those people we like and dislike, there are those people we love, and then there are those we recognize. These are the unbreakable connections.”
― Abigail Thomas, What Comes Next and How to Like It

“Past a certain age, they give up on the name games, which is regrettable for someone like me who loves anything that involves going around a circle and saying something about yourself. I wish there was a class where we could just keep going around the circle, around and around, until we had finally said everything about ourselves.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

“Today, while sitting in my car, I saw a couple of Hell’s Angels bikers. One smiled at me broadly. I smiled back and gave him a thumbs up. He nodded and was gone in a flash. All is right in the world.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Han har inte någon aning om hur han ska vara min pappa nu när han inte längre är min skådespelar coach och manager.”
― Colleen Hoover, November 9

“The Authority You Never Claimed

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Imagine a huge closet called Lost & Found. Inside is a collection of unclaimed authority and power. Any of it belong to you?

What if some of what we’re waiting for has already been ours—just unclaimed?
Not taken. Not denied. Simply left behind.
Authority, in this sense, is not about control over others, but ownership of self—our choices, our voice, and our willingness to act.

The question is not whether it exists.
The question is whether we recognize it.”
― Earnestine Benford, ¡Text Hugs!: Reflections on Life and Human Connection: 365 Original Reflections on Everyday Life