Ted Friedli

“Never sacrifice your safety or happiness for a relationship. If you have to give either one up—the person is not for you.”
― Isabella De Bruno, A System of Deception

“You cannot shame or belittle people into changing. This means we can’t use self-hate to lose weight, we can’t shame ourselves into becoming better parents and we can’t belittle ourselves or our families into becoming who we need them to be. Putting people on the “loser board” doesn’t work. Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.”
― Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame

“People who can't communicate think everything is an argument.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“If i could have done it all again, i would have love you better. But i could not have loved you more.”
― Sue Zhao