295 quotes found
“You don't build a family by tearing down another one.”
“People like us are dead to society unless were pretentious, tell people what they want to hear, take off our clothes, or pretend to be like them.”
“I can't help it. You bring it out in me," he accused. "No," I said. "You're choosing to let me get to you. Don't. It's all in the mind.”
“Society nowadays tells people that their happiness is all that matters but happiness is never found if it costs someone elses theirs. That is not what happiness is, nor would such a person deserve ...”
“One woman's definition of success may not be another's. Is success, as the world defines it, an accomplishment in a society this sick?”
“Power, a paycheck and control do sick things to those who have the illusion of possessing it.”
“He studied the woman before him, not as lovely as she once was, ordinary in appearance, scarred by living, abandoned by many, breathtakingly to be near and altogether unforgettable. "I have no frie...”
“For those who have learned what suffering is early on, you have prepared ahead of the pack so that you can take care of the pack.”
“Her scar tissue, which she seems to amass both physically and mentally, may not be pretty, but they have become tougher than if she had never been wounded at all.”
“Only strong women, and they seem to be rare, can handle a frank and direct woman who doesn't sweet-talk or need others to nerve her. You can identify the easily intimidated because they need a gagg...”
“In a fit of anger he had said to her, "You'll always be miserable," to which she thoughtfully replied, "Is that so? It's impossible to be miserable when you've known tragedy and hardship. Both stre...”
“I don't admire the person who hides from the world and claims enlightenment. To be purified you have to be tested and there is no better test of strength than dealing with other people.”
“We start our sometimes tedious, sometimes exciting, often times sad and stressful march to the grave the moment we're born, so it might as well be a march worth remembering.”
“What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life.”
“I have a deep appreciation for anything that challenges my morality. I tend to wonder which thing or person might overpower my beliefs and would I avoid it altogether in order to say, "It didn't co...”
“We deny more than we confess. We hide more than we reveal. We assume because it makes us feel exposed if we have to ask. It's easier to say "I feel nothing" than to admit "I feel something." It tak...”
“Have you seen what wolves do to their prey? But they do mate for life.”
“If its danger you seek, come on over. I covet tranquility but beget the tempest storm.”
“Some people confuse intensity for passion and challenge for attraction.”
“The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty: humility. It's a shame that those with less to boast about do it the most.”
