Kathy Piatt

“women are controlled by a fear of being branded with either of these words? To be marked ‘ugly’ or ‘difficult’ brings judgement, discomfit, rejection too – and so what do we do? We women step in accordance with male expectations and demands. Those words forever whispered: a threat, to shoot fear into our actions and decisions. But why is ‘ugly’ seen as bad? Why is being ‘difficult’ considered wicked? Are those words not merely concepts that are entirely indefinable? Perceptions even. Still”
― Caroline Cauchi, Mrs Van Gogh

“Whenever I hear anybody tell anybody else they’re too sensitive, all I hear is ‘I want to feel free to say offensive things to you and it really inconveniences me when you mind.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Michael Without Apology

“Lack dwells on your belief in your own poverty,” Mr. Mabior had said, taking short, shallow breaths. “Lack feeds on what you think you need to be happy in life, then shows you that you have not met that need, and therefore, you cannot be happy.”
― Mark T. Sullivan, All the Glimmering Stars

“You begin by looking around for what you do have, things that allow you to live another day or have brought you moments of happiness. And you thank the stars for giving it to you. And then you look for something else, or somebody who is a gift in your life, and you give thanks for that, too.”
― Mark T. Sullivan, All the Glimmering Stars