"We all need love and respect as individuals – from the baby in her crib to the grandfather in his chair. But most of us don’t realize that love and respect – like charity – begins at home. With ourselves."
"Just as the transition from a girl to woman is tough, so also the change from a boy to a man is difficult. The only difference is that men don’t talk about it; indeed “not talking about it” itself becomes a test of manhood of sorts."
"Boundaries make me recognize that I am the person responsible for my feelings – if I allow my partner to sway them, it is precisely because I have allowed that!"
"I don’t catch your drift and I don’t catch your plan
Need to get my thoughts down but it’s getting late
Need to get up now, get my feet on the ground
But the show is so unprepared now"
- Amy Winehouse
"how can just one other person be your all in all, rescue you every time you feel unsafe, make you feel secure at all times and meet your every emotional need."
"What I’ve noticed within me and my close friends is that we sometimes have a self-inflicted disease – I call this disease the “compulsive comparative disorder.”