Quotes About Acceptance

the good man's only singularity lies in his approving welcome to every experience the looms of fate may weave for him

My sobs lessened and I began to calm myself, leaning tiredly into the curve of his shoulder. No wonder he was so good with horses, I thought blearily, feeling his fingers rubbing gently behind my ears, listening to the soothing, incomprehensible speech. If I were a horse, I'd let him ride me anywhere.

To know that you cannot give them happiness, not through any fault of yours or theirs, but only because you were not born the right person for them?

Soeur Emmanuelle?" she said very softly, and gently, slowly, laid her hands on her mother's shoulders, fragile under the white cloth. She swallowed hard, so her voice wouldn't shake. "You are forgiven." (A Fugitive Green)

Frank loved me," I said slowly. "But there were … pieces of me, that he didn't know what to do with. Things about me that he didn't understand, or maybe that frightened him." I glanced at Jamie. "Not you.

Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect

Fair enough," I whispered, and drained the cup, the shreds of tea leaf strong and bitter on my tongue.

Lawrence is a bonny man for a Jew, but he's curious.

Live and let live was my basic attitude.

got up. She couldn't lie in bed mourning what was lost; it was no

Well, you are a bit odd, aren't you?" I said tolerantly. "I don't really mind, though. What is it?

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in

I never looked for it, gave it no name; yet I knew it always, when the gift of peace came. I stood quite still for the moment that it lasted, thinking it strange and not strange that grace should find me here, too.

Accept what there is; don't think about what there is not.

Is it true - that I won't forget? He paused for a moment, hand on her hair. Aye, that's true, he said softly. But it's true, too, that it willna matter after a time.

Do you know, what it is to love someone, and never be able to give them peace, or joy, or happiness? To know that you cannot give them happiness, not through any fault of yours or theirs, but only because you were not born the right person for them?

Home is the place where, when ye have to go there, they have to take ye in'?

There was always a struggle with being Asian and not being Asian enough. It's going to be down to me to own my race.

I'm half English - and it has been highlighted by people who tell me that I'm not Asian enough.

I'm short. I'm so Asian.

I married an Asian. I have eight biracial children, therefore I'm quite certain that I'm the last person that could be called a racist.

I want people to understand that there are Asians born with the crease I had surgically done to my eyes, so the goal was never to look less Asian.

I auditioned for 'Crazy Rich Asians' four times and it was very, very hard for me to not get it, because it was like, these 'Crazy Rich Asians' people were the cool kids and I was the one being left out.

I had to prove that I could understand other aspects of human beings and not just little fat girls.