Quotes About Acceptance

Boyfriend #7 Juan Inskeep, Age Twenty-Five Gay.

Things are never lost to you; you are lost to them. If ever in need of a Thing that has lost you, simply stop hiding from it

Still, I am ashamed that I was ashamed. Marda, I hope you are not ashamed of me for being ashamed. If so, shame on you.

There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears.

Inside each of us is a desire to be loved, a desire to be chosen, called out of the crowd, and loved for who we are. Seeking these desires, we all become performers, morphing ourselves into whatever role may earn us a place in the hearts of those around us.

He nods, looking through the pictures on the screen on the back of his camera. Some relationships can only exist as memories. But unlike ephemeral digital images that can be sorted and deleted, we can't erase the past. We have to learn to live with all the images that are stored in love's archive, memories tagged good and bad. No Photoshopping. Accept the negative before moving forward.

She can't worry. She can't 'fix.' She can't love.

As I accept the flowers, I release my grip on the balloons, and they bounce gently against the ceiling the way they did before—hovering, annoyed, frustrated, contained by the ceiling and disappointed by the limits of life.

I had no schedule, no plan for today or the next, or the week after. Everything in my life just seemed to kind of roll together, collect speed and go thundering downhill.

but kids get past things pretty quickly and none of them seem to care anymore.

Algunos me detestan, ¿por qué regocijarme cuando otros me elogian? Otros me ensalzan, ¿por qué deprimirme cuando otros me desprecian? Los seres sensibles tienen diversas preferencias, ni siquiera los vencedores podrían satisfacerlos a todos, ¿cómo podría hacerlo yo que no tengo la sabiduría? Por tanto, ¿a qué preocuparme por las opiniones de la gente?.

If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.

We hate suffering, but love it's causes.

Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God's way to say nobody's perfect.

Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God's way of saying nobody's perfect.

You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.

Thank you that I'm not worthless in your eyes nor in my own.

If [his] peace of mind depended on me promising to be a sweet and careful little girl, he'd be smart to get used to chaos.

I longed to be loved that way. You are, sweetheart. You are loved. Stop trying to be a savior, and let me carry you.

Sometimes the hardest things to believe are the ones most important to accept.

You're not flaming Bob the Builder, Poppy. There are some things is you can't fix.

For every wound, the ointment of time.

You must never assume or accept blame for being alive.

The act of accepting the constraints of society and taking up responsibility was the mark, stated Scout Commander sen'Lora, of a mature and self-directed individual, whatever form that individual might take.