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“Sadness is the gap between the seen and unseen—between what we know could be, what should be, and what actually is. This is why so many visionaries have such big sadness: They ache at the way things are because they have such a strong, haunting vision of the way it could be.”
― Glennon Doyle, We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions

“Good, solid relationships are built in vulnerable times, so Eights need to work on that confusion about weakness and vulnerability by staying connected to others when they’re down or when things don’t line up, and then sharing with others what means the most, what frightens them the most, and what they consider most important.”
― Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships

“But sometimes—more often than we tend to realize—those difficult people are us. That’s right—sometimes hell is us. Sometimes we are the cause of our difficulties. And if we can step out of our own way, something astonishing happens.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

“Men are such babies. They’re too scared to actually break up with you, so they just get mean or fade away until you get mad and dump them.”
― Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie