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Quotes About Self-awareness

Hello," my doctor said. "Are you there?" "Yes," I said. "So, what's going on?" "There are irregularities in your head." "My head's always been wrong
~ Sherman Alexie
And I'm to blame for that. I made that mess. Because I am the Amateur of Forgiveness.
~ Sherman Alexie
Then one detail caught my attention. Time (of birth), 5:57 A.M. Wow! I really was born! I wasn't an alien who was dropped down into my adoptive parents' arms. I was a real baby who experienced a real birth from a real mother at a real time of day. For me, that tid-bit of information was like a meal to a starving woman.
~ Sherrie Eldridge
Far be it from me to ever let my common sense get in the way of my stupidity. I say we press on.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Bed the woman until neither of you can walk, and get her out of your system. Remember, no matter what they are or where they come from, all women have one simple birth defect. BPD. BPD? Bitch Personality Disorder.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss other people. Life's too short to worry about what other people do or don't do. Tend your own backyard, not theirs, because yours is the one you have to live in.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You are incredibly wise. (Kat) Only when it comes to other people. It's easy to see how to fix their lives. It's much harder to see the cracks in your own house. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
And as I recall, you told me to shut up. (Acheron) I'm an asshole. I admit it. I've been going to weekly Assholes Anonymous meetings, but it takes a long time to undo a few thousand years of habit. And to think you have even more years to undo than me. (Zarek)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sorry. I have technical difficulties making it through a room without bumping into something. Thank God my clumsiness is only restricted to the ground. I'd probably kill myself diving if I was this bad underwater. (Tory)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Nick's right, you are psychotic. (Talon) The correct term is sociopathic and yes, I am. But at least I have no delusions about myself. (Zarek) Meaning? (Talon) Take your meaning wherever you can find it. (Zarek)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Yeah, well, to hear you talk, most men should come with warning labels. (She lifted her hands up to frame her next statement.) Attention, please, Psycho Alert. Me, he-man, am prone to nasty mood swings, lengthy pouts, and possess the ability to tell a woman the truth about her weight without warning. (Selena)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
People are basically irritating. Myself included.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Because I cursed him to it. (Acheron) Be glad I'm not physically there or I'd slap you upside the head. You know how free will works, so stop the whining and get off the cross. Someone needs the wood. (Savitar)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Thinking of someone else is what got me damned. It's a mistake I don't want to repeat. (Xypher) You know sometimes it's by repeating our mistakes that we realize what went wrong the first time. Knowing that, we're able to fix the mistake and move past it. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Oh, baby, don't ask me that question. I know exactly who and what I am…and more to the point, what I'm capable of. How dare you bring your prissy little ass into one of my clubs and pull this shit. You're lucky you're still breathing. (Savitar)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
But you're human, aren't you? (Kat) I'm human, except when I first wake up in the morning. Even I don't want to be around myself then. (Kish)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Life is about coming to terms with the mistakes made. Learning to live with them even when they cut soul deep.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You know, Vik, you're amazingly human at times. (Alix) I know. But I wonder if the feelings I have are real or just electrical stimulations in my cortex that simulate human emotion. I wish I knew if they were real or imagined. (Vik) And that makes you completely human, sweetie. We all have those doubts. (Alix)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Akri infallible. Well, except for a couple of things, and we don't talk about those 'cause it makes akri cranky. I like that word 'infallible.' It just like me. Infallible. (Simi)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Then what good is he? (Maggie) I ask myself every friggin' day exactly what you did. What good am I? The answer is simple. There's nothing good about me and I like it that way. Pride myself on it, in fact. (Savitar)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
I'm too young, too smart, and too good-looking to die. Yeah, and then some. The world needed him to improve the gene pool. Not to mention, at fourteen he hadn't even had his first date yet. He'd only just, this night, had his first kiss. He should have recognized that alone as a sign that the apocalypse was coming and that his death was imminent.' – Nick
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Zarek shrugged, taking it in stride. I'm an asshole. I admit it. I've been going to weekly Assholes Anonymous meetings, but it takes a long time to undo a few thousand years of habit. And to think you have even more years to undo than me. -ZAREK
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
What a way to pay a man back for helping you. Gah, I suck as a human being.' (Shahara)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
who are you? really. Nykyrian shrugged. Never figured it out. takes too much time to think about myself, and time is one luxury i don't own. pg.90
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon