Quotes About Acceptance

Something deep within hinted with dread persistence that he would never go back to what had been

You have to make the best of the life you are given.

We cannot pretend that the world begins and ends at the boundaries we might make for it. Sometimes, we must acknowledge that it extends itself into our lives in ways we might prefer it wouldn't, and we must face up to the challenges it offers.

There were times that being a half-blood bothered him, but Flick had stoutly insisted that it was a distinct advantage because it gave him the instincts and character of two races to build upon

Cats learn early on that very little is accomplished by worrying. Cats also know that things have a way of working out, even when the means are kept hidden from us. Best to deal with things as they arise, and let the future take care of itself.

You know, Annie," he said then, his deep voice thoughtful, "fighting didn't change his opinion. The opinions of others, whether you agree with them or not, are something you have to learn to tolerate.

sometimes there was nothing you could do to save people; sometimes you just had to let go of them.

Secrets are destructive; the truth, even when hard to hear and harder to bear, is better. Char listened, learned, considered, and eventually found a form of grace.

But chances were few and far between in their world, and mostly you had to settle for what you were given and be grateful.

After all, it was like that for all living things—they could never know everything they wished to know. That would never change.

that's what life does to you. It gives you a whole lot of stuff you don't ask for and expects you to deal with it. No complaining, no excuses.

You lived the life you were given, good or bad.

We have our eyes and ears, and we learn more than you suspect. Our problem is not one of ignorance; it is one of complacency. We are too quick to accept the life we know and not quick enough to embrace the life we only imagine. We think that events must proceed as we dictate, and that no other voice will ever have meaning but ours.

you had to settle for what you were given and be grateful.

We're all stuck in this world, and none of us made it the way it is. We don't like much about it, and I think if you want to live in it with some sense of responsibility, you have to find ways to keep it this side of becoming too insane.

You can live your life worrying about what you don't know, or you can accept your limitations and make the best of it.

It is important to accept truths, even when they are inconvenient.

We shouldn't have to accept it, either. Mostly, we don't. We understand the odds are against us, but we still strive for something more. We make our best effort each time out because now and then we get exactly what we want.

You were guaranteed so little in this life, and so sometimes you took what was offered even though you knew it might end badly.

This is what dying is like, he thinks. You do it alone. You are debased by it. You are exposed to your own weaknesses and to the harsh reality of what it means.

But knowing it and accepting it are two different things.

If you don't experience something firsthand, it's a lot harder to accept.

But sometimes, with people who matter, you have to reveal even the worst of what you believe yourself to be. You have to have faith that it won't make a difference. I would never judge you for how you look. Who you are is what matters, and who you are is always buried deep inside.

No one likes letting go of what they have always believed, even when they know it's right to do so.