Nicole

“The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes. ”
― Pema Chodron

“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.”
― Pema Chodron

“You'd be surprised how easy some things can be, things you never thought you'd do, when you take self-respect out of the equation.”
― Sarah Addison Allen

“In yourself right now is all the place you've got.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood