Haley Smith

“Painful indeed is the panegyric of those we contemn.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Shirley

“How many men have asked you to marry them?'

'Not a lot. Most had too strong an instinct for self-preservation.”
― Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

“If sincere, an apology is strong enough to uproot anger, bitterness, and grudges instantly. Its benefits are unlimited since they tend to set everyone free!”
― Alis Cerrahyan, Dance Like Nobody's Watching

“We've become conditioned to compromise and shrink ourselves in order to be liked. The problem is, when you work so hard to get everyone to like you, you very often end up not liking yourself so much.”
― Reshma Saujani, Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder