“You've got to show the world who you are before it tells you. Otherwise you become victim to someone you're not.”
― Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
― Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
“People come, people go – they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones, not the ones from the past.”
― The Rescue
― The Rescue
“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”
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“Hollowness: that I understand. I'm starting to believe that there isn't anything you can do to fix it. That's what I've taken from the therapy sessions: the holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mold yourself through the gaps”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“As long as you think that the cause of your problem is “out there”—as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering—the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of victim, that you’re suffering in paradise.”
― Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
― Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
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