Quotes About Authenticity

You are a badass. You were one when you came screaming into this planet and you are one now. The Universe wouldn't have bothered with you otherwise. You can't screw up so majorly that your badassery disappears. It is who you are. It's who you will always be. It's not up for negotiation.

At the end of the day, it's not about them, it's about you believing you're worthy of being loved and seen for who you really are.

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

Why does no one vet the quotations posted on Goodreads?

How can I be sure who's real and who isn't?

Beth knew in that instant that she was not a true lady, and never would be. A true lady would have fallen out of her chair in a gentle swoon or screamed down the opera house. Instead, Beth leaned into Ian's touch, liking it.

Well, I am nothing like perfection." "You're better. You're you.

It behooves all of us to have everyone experience their deepest, most beautiful, most profound and powerful self, because those people are more apt to give their gift to everyone else rather than shudder in fear.

Anna, falling in love with you was like coming home to a place I didn't realize I'd been missing all my life. You're the only person I've ever known who accepts me for who I am, right in this moment, faults and all, and isn't waiting for me to become someone else.

Who said you had to fill his shoes?" said Karen. "Wear your own shoes. They're bound to fit better. Walk your own path your own way and you'll be more likely to get to where you need to be".

Nobody in my life has ever known me the way you do. Nobody in my life has ever made me feel as good as you do. You know me, you know everything about me, and when you leave me, you're going to be leaving the real me, the me nobody else has ever seen, that's who you're going to be rejecting.

I'm talkin' about you. Stop pretending you're normal. You're insane. Make that work for you.

Listen to your own thoughts and feelings very carefully, be aware of your observations, and learn to value them. When you're a teenager—and even when you're older—lots of people will try to tell you what to think and feel. Try to stand still inside all of that and hear your own voice. It's yours and only yours, it's unique and worth of your attention, and if you cultivate it properly, it might just make you a writer.

The truth is usually inappropriate.

Beauty is not always pretty.

Voice, according to Miss Wilcox, is not just the sound that comes from your throat but the feeling that comes from your words

When you keep a secret, the secret keeps you. - Becca

Show Belle who you are, master. Who you really are. Show her your heart.

As her gaze traveled over the faces on the other side, she realized that it wasn't only a person's strengths but their flaws, that made them truly beautiful.

Voice is not just the sound that comes from your throat, but the feelings that come from your words.

It's not really wine," he said. "It's Diet Coke. And if anyone ever serves you brown wine with a foamy head, send it back.

How did we get to this place where we had to be tough all the time and never said how much we loved each other?

When I told you I loved you, that's what I meant. I never intended to be your experiment, or your walk on the wild side, or your favorite mistake.

When does a fake Mohawk become a real Mohawk? Who decides? How do you know if it's happened?