“People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.”

“If you care about someone, you’d be honest with them about everything no matter what it is.”

“Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses.”

“We try to hide our feelings but we forget our eyes speak.”

“No one will understand you. It is not, ultimately, that important. What is important is that you understand you.”

“Repeat this until you understand it: I do not need people who do not need me.”

“When someone says you’re difficult to love, or hard to handle, remember they say it about them, not about you.”

“Breathe. You’re going to be okay. Breathe and remember that you’ve been in this place before. You’ve been this uncomfortable and anxious and scared, and you’ve survived. Breathe and know that you can survive this too. These feelings can’t break you. They’re painful and debilitating, but you can sit with them and eventually, they will pass. Maybe not immediately, but sometime soon, they are going to fade and when they do, you’ll look back at this moment and laugh for having doubted your resilience. I know it feels unbearable right now, but keep breathing, again and again. This will pass. I promise it will pass.”

“You must tell yourself, ‘No matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it.”

“Recovery is a process. It takes time. It takes patience. It takes everything you’ve got.”

“She didn’t need to be saved. She needed to be found and appreciated for exactly who she was.”

“It’s better to have nobody than someone who is half there, or who doesn’t want to be there.”

“The person you’re meant to be with will never have to be chased, begged or given an ultimatum.”

“If someone treats you badly recognize that there is something wrong with them, not you. Normal people do not go around destroying other people.”