"A pretty face is nothing if you're nothing but a joke." -Emezie Okorafor, "Ladybug"

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -Edmund Burke

"I don't want to see the wires in the circus anymore, I want to dream and make believe people can fly"

If not now, when?

The expert in anything was once a beginner.

Everyone has called me a nobody and

Everyone says that nobody is perfect

therefore I am perfect ;)

- unknown

"in nature, a flock will attack any bird that is more colorful than the others because being different is seen as a threat" - Wrabel (i think)

Healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.

I may have already shared this on this thread, but it was a long time ago, so here it is again!

"Before I am your daughter, sister, cousin, niece, I am my own person. I will not set myself on fire to keep you warm."

Dont ask and dont complain

"If you are tired of starting over, stop giving up."

‘There are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going. - Beverly Sills

Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal yoursweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.

Everything happens for the best.

"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto", or "I am human and nothing of which is human is alien to me." ~Terence

you can close your eyes if you want sometimes things are less scary. by Tyler Joseph

walk with hope in your heart, and you will never be alone

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

What you think other people think about you, you think yourself.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.

By Bil Keane

"Just keep swimming"

The opposite of addiction is connection.

"In the midst of winter, I found there was within me, an invincible summer.

And that makes me happy. For it says no matter how hard the world pushed against me, within me there is something stronger -- something better, pushing right back."

Alber Camus

"I will wipe away the tears on your face.."

-God

'It takes grace to remain kind in cruel situations'

We accept the love we think we deserve.

People will forget what youve done, theyll forget what you said, but theyll never forget the way you made them feel.

- Maya Angelou

"If you want to leave your mark you gotta do something that's bigger than you."

"Some people are the sun. Bright, beautiful.. but when is too much it burns you.

Others are like you, the shadow. No one pays attention to or values it, yet you're the most important when the sun shows up"

"I'm not saying that if you don't give up, you'll definitely make it. But if you do give up, there's nothing left."

"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."

Not sure if its uplifting or not, but I really like it.

"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."

'It's a terrible thing whenever love turns into hate.' - Anthony Ryan

It's a bit out of context, but it bascially means that even though love might be rough and tough and difficult, one shouldnt loose hope or oneself and let the love be turned into something darker.

Give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference

"And ever if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have." -Perks of Being a Wallflower