Quotes

“You are your best thing.” – Toni Morrison, Beloved

“We never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb inside of his skin and walk around it.” – Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

“When we feed and support our own happiness, we are nourishing our ability to love. That’s why to love means to learn the art of nourishing our happiness.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” – Bono

“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” – Simone Weil

“Those who feel lovable, who love, and who experience belonging simply believe they are worthy of love and belonging.” – Brene Brown

“I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other.” – Jane Austen, Emma

“We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.” – Cornel West

“Love’s gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.” – Rabindranath Tagore

“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is right here and now.” – Fred Rogers