Jennifer Lambert

“People ultimately do what they want to do. They feel how they want to feel (or how they are feeling); they think what they want to think; they do the things they believe they need to do; and they will change only when they’re ready to change. It doesn’t matter if they’re wrong and we’re right. It doesn’t matter if they’re hurting themselves. It doesn’t matter that we could help them if they’d only listen to and cooperate with us.”
― Melody Beattie, Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

“Isolation breeds loneliness and depression. Isolation breeds addictions. So, while it seems easier to isolate, isolation does more harm than good.”
― Judy Cho, The Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners: Your Practical Guide to an All-Meat Lifestyle