People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

You mainly feel the way you think.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

Stop shoulding on yourself

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.

Just because those around you do not constantly tell you what they are going through in their personal life, it does not mean they are living in a fairytale.

Looking at my life through the lens of history has made me increasingly grateful to standout women who pushed those boundaries to make the changes from which I have benefited.

A sudden intake of breath escaped her as soon as his lips touched the backs of her fingers. His rose birthmark tingled as if awakened.

Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown it.

When I went to the scientific doctor I realised what a lust there was in him to wreak his so-called science on me and reduce me to the level of a thing. So I said: Good-morning! and left him.

Man must choose whether to be rich in things or in the freedom to use them.

It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed.

When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.

I am much less interested in what is called God's word than in God's deeds. All bibles are man-made.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.