Quotes About Acceptance

Till you chose to turn her into a friend, her mind had no distaste for her own set, nor any ambition beyond it.

In lei rimaneva il ricordo di molte sensazioni di dolore, un tempo profondissimo, ma ora più mite; ricordi di rari barlumi di dolcezza, di momenti d'amicizia e di riconciliazione, che non poteva più aspettarsi di rivivere, ma che non avrebbero cessato d'esserle cari. Lasciava tutto questo alle sue spalle; tutto tranne il ricordo che quelle cose erano state

Nobody minds having what is too good for them.

And never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice?

Es que nunca vas a permitir que te alaben? Entonces no puedes ser mi amigo, pues quienes aceptan mi amor y mi estima deben someterse a mis más abiertos elogios.

I have no pleasure in seeing my friends, unless I can believe myself fit to be seen.

Elinor abandonó sus esfuerzos, dejando que algún día la convenciera de que así eran las cosas lo único que podía llegar a convencerla: un conocimiento más profundo de la humanidad.

She said there's always beauty, even when there's pain and suffering. She learned not to hide from the darkness, just not to get lost in it.

things have a habit of working out in life the way they are supposed to, if you are able to just relax and trust in the workings of the universe.

I don't need Mr. Perfect...I already have you.

Love is love, Nell, in whatever form or shape it comes and those of us who have found it must not let anything get in the way.

Shock doesn't hit all at once. I have learned.

You were so talented," her mother says, smiling. "It is such a pity you didn't pursue that. Don't marry someone because you think you need a partner. And don't marry someone who tries to mold you into what he wants his wife to be. You're better than that. Marry, if you do at all, only someone who loves you just the way you are. Because you are precious. There. I've said my piece. Are you still talking to me?" Meredith

Her hair was grey and curly, her eyes a soft blue, her body seeming

The key to happiness is not getting what you want but wanting what you get

The fact is that blaming doesn't get you anywhere. It keeps you stuck. Blaming stops you from moving on with your life.

All those years of beauty, of a wonderful figure, and all I could think was that I was never pretty enough, never slim enough, never quite good enough. What I would give to have those years back, to appreciate them more, to appreciate the life I had while I was living it.

No, really, it's fine," says the woman, getting up to leave.

Other people's behavior is non of my business.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. —MELODY BEATTIE

I don't think it matters who you love, just as long as you love. Who cares whether it's a man or a woman? Why does that have anything more to do with the person inside than the color of someone's skin? Personally, I'm pretty fucking disappointed that I seem to be one hundred percent heterosexual.

You discover something so awful, so life-changing, the only way you can cope is to jump straight into denial.

It was probably middle-aged of me, to understand that sometimes there is nothing of any use to say.

I say to you what I always say when things cannot be altered: count your blessingss.