“I don t understand women that call themselves a bitch . It doesn t empower a woman. Rather, it reveals to everyone that you were deeply hurt at one time. Because of the pain your still carrying, you will continue to hurt anyone that reminds you of those moments when you let your guard down and were fooled. Sadly, it sends a clear message to the observant that you are still hurt. If only women would realize that we all have moments of stupidity then they would stop comparing themselves to the masses.”
“In your own life it s important to know how spectacular you are.”
“Your self esteem is like a notch below Kafka s.”
“I am sure it is everyone’s experience, as it has been mine, that any discovery we make about ourselves or the meaning of life is never, like a scientific discovery, a coming upon something entirely new and unsuspected; it is rather, the coming to conscious recognition of something, which we really knew all the time but, because we were unwilling to formulate it correctly, we did not hitherto know we knew.”
“The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.”
“This book probably makes it seem like I hate myself and everything I do. But that s not totally true. I mostly just hate every person I ve ever been. I m actually fine with myself right now.”
“Love me or hate me, i swear it won t make or break me.”
“I see at intervals the glance of a curious sort of bird through the close set bars of a cage: a vivid, restless, resolute captive is there; were it but free, it would soar cloud-high.”
“Let me ask you something, in all the years that you have...undressed in front of a gentleman has he ever asked you to leave? Has he ever walked out and left? No? It s because he doesn t care! He s in a room with a naked girl, he just won the lottery. I am so tired of saying no, waking up in the morning and recalling every single thing I ate the day before, counting every calorie I consumed so I know just how much self loathing to take into the shower. I m going for it. I have no interest in being obese, I m just through with the guilt. So this is what I m going to do, I m going to finish this pizza, and then we are going to go watch the soccer game, and tomorrow we are going to go on a little date and buy ourselves some bigger jeans.”
“Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself.”
“At every given moment we are absolutely perfect for what is required for our journey.”
“Don t belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.”
“Never underestimate yourself”
“If you want me, you ll have to earn me. And, mister, I don t come cheap.”
“Last time I talked to her she didn t sound like herself. She s depressed. It s awful what happens when people run out of money. They start thinking they re no good.”
“I’d learned to avoid mirrors. They never seemed to show me what I wanted to see.”
“I m sorry I m not your cup of tea, said no espresso ever.”