Quotes about Personal Growth

Don't let your education get in the way of your learning.

Thankfully, though, personalities are not born ugly; they are learned ugly

You alone must find the way. No one else can help you. Every way is different. And if you do lose yourself at least take solace in the absolute certainty that you will perish.

Quick note here: if this crush–slash–swooning stuff is hard for you to stomach; if you've never had a similar experience, then you should come to grips with the fact that you've got a TV dinner for a heart and might want to consider climbing inside a microwave and turning it on high for at least an hour, which if you do consider only goes to show what kind of idiot you truly are because microwaves are way too small for anyone, let alone you, to climb into.

If I ever leave this place- I'll make sure I'm better HERE first.

All that remained was to get to camp, learn English better, find a job and a place to live. Then, most importantly, buy a bookshelf. And a piano.

They ignore the reality that a new version of the same old problem will be waiting at the end of the trip—the relative you cringe to kiss.

Yet each day, he managed to unravel and straighten himself, disgusted and thankful. Wrecked, but somehow not torn into pieces.

At the end of the day, it's still up to you, and that's the beauty of books. In so many ways, they never really end.

Don't punish yourself," she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.

When my dad stopped being a héroe to turn into a human being

Some people ripen, some rot.

But I think I've learned a lesson and that is that you have to find your own answers on things. Even if they're wrong answers. The point is in the finding.

I only put down on paper what works for me, and since I started out as a human train wreck, the ways I've learned to be happy also work for others.

better person." I'm

hold out your right hand, palm up. Imagine a 2-inch-tall version of yourself in a military uniform, with a whip in one hand and a gun in the other, stomping around in your palm, shrieking deeply personal insults and commanding you to lose weight. This is the Dictator.

In bereavement, make yourself better, not bitter.

London is where people go in order to come back from it sadder and wiser.

Our children are grown, we've enjoyed some success in our lives, and we're looking for something else now to fulfill ourselves....It's like being adolescents all over again, only this time we don't care if everyone likes the way we look or the clothes we wear. Or even if people like us at all. That nasty competition is over. I see this as a time to be who we've always seen ourselves as being, deep in our hearts.

women need solitude in our lives to refill our well and garner strength to face life's deeper questions.

The Lowcountry Summer Trilogy) 1. Psychological fiction. 2. Domestic fiction. I. Title. PS3563.O529S89 2015

We can always do anything as long as we are alive. We can always change, grow, evolve into a far better version of ourselves. It is surely what life is for.

We must, as we grow older and wiser, be able to allow all the pain to seep out of our bones and our souls so that we can start again.

There was at least as much to learn as there was to be taught.