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“Silence is not my friend. Silence forces you to examine your own mind, To face the thoughts you pushed aside during the day or the worries you hoped would go away, the secrets you tried to keep. I'm not a fan of my own thoughts. They tend to be a jumble of insecurity, mixed with self-doubt, a splash of inner critic, and a sprinkling of misplaces over-confidence. It's a fucked-up place, my mind.”
― Elle Kennedy

“Now we're body shaming each other on social media and blaming the mistress if our man cheats. ...
It would just be really nice if we could show some female solidarity like we used to.
But I know what's stopping us: jealousy, We're too frigging envious of each other, and envy is such a crippling feeling. It causes us to say thing and behave in ways that we're secretly ashamed of, or at least I am. I regret nearly all the things I've said and done out of jealousy. I've also been on the receiving end of it from other girls. Some of them resented me for my looks. Others assumed I was going to be a bitch to them because of said looks, so they attached first”
― Elle Kennedy, The Chase

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower