Emily

“Some things are true, regardless of who you are. Saying something kind and from the heart is never a bad idea, and it’s never the wrong thing to do.”
― Courtney Walsh, My Phony Valentine

“The trick to dealing with criticism is letting it do it's good work but forbidding it to demoralize and destroy or to embitter.”
― Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

“Sometimes one forgives in order to remain in a relationship with someone she cares about, even if the person has caused her pain and anguish. It's not a blanket pardon; it's the trade-off one is willing to make when preserving the relationship is more important than correcting the injustice.”
― Carolyn Jessop, Triumph: Life After the Cult--A Survivor's Lessons

“words are the medium through which belief systems are manufactured, nurtured, and reinforced, their fanaticism fundamentally could not exist without them.”
― Amanda Montell, Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism—Understanding the Social Science of Cult Influence