Young & Hungry

“The person you will be in 5 years is based on the books you read and the people you surround yourself with today.”

“Be weird. Be random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you hide.”

“It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things.”

“The world tells you many lies about who you are, and you simply have to be realistic enough to remind yourself of this. Every time you feel hurt, offended, or rejected, you have to dare to say to yourself: ‘These feelings, strong as they may be, are not telling me the truth about myself.”

“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. There will always be people in your life who will try to make you miserable. Don’t help them by doing the job yourself!”

“Give yourself some credit. You’ve come pretty far.”

“When you love someone you protect them from the pain, you don’t become the cause of it.”

“I forgive people but that doesn’t mean I accept their behavior or trust them again. I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life.”

“Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don’t expect it from cheap people.”

“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand–and melting like a snowflake…”