Lydia

“I shower in the dark, barely able to tell soap from conditioner, and tell myself that I will emerge new and strong, that the water will heal me.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“If you want to trust yourself, make decisions that are
grounded in your authentic principles. Don’t lie. Don’t
cheat. Don’t push others down to obtain success.”
― Richie Norton

“We each appear to hold within ourselves a range of divergent views as to our native qualities.. And amid such uncertainty, we typically turn to the wider world to settle the question of our significance.. we seem beholden to affections of others to endure ourselves.”
― Alain de Botton, Status Anxiety