Quotes About Independence

And when we let the media choose our heroes for us, we are lost already.

Quit pouting, girl. All a Milquetoast ever gets is wet.

A girl without a mother was a prisoner of a different kind.

There are always times in life when you don't fit in. But you have to go forward and make a place for yourself. That's what growing up is all about. Being strong and believing in yourself—even when you're most afraid.

There are always time in your life when you don't fit in. But you have to go forward and make a place for yourself. That's what growing up is all about. Being strong and believing in yourself-even when you're most afraid.

We can't live other people's lives for them. Even if we love them.

Relying on people for comfort had never felt natural to her. The last thing she wanted was to give someone the power to hurt her.

In the past days, she'd come to understand the importance of upheaval. The tallest mountains were created by violence and chaos; like them, a woman's independence was born of fire.

being a doctor was a snap compared to being a single parent.

Now she knew better, of course. For more than a year she'd been telling herself it was okay, that she could go on without a best friend. Sometimes she even believed it.

Elsa heard the message but didn't care, and not caring felt good. Almost exhilarating, in fact. For once, she had not let someone else tell her where she belonged.

People had called Isabelle impetuous for as long as she could remember. And then rash and, most lately, reckless. In the past year, she had grown up enough to see the truth of it. From earliest memory, she had acted first and thought about consequences later. Perhaps it was because she'd felt alone for so long. No one had ever been her sounding board, her best friend. She hadn't had someone with whom to strategize or work through her problems.

Mama had chosen to dig for treasure through the dirt of Dad's toxic, porous love, but not Leni. Not anymore.

She knew suddenly that a woman could change her whole life and uproot her existence with one choice.

Only tough women lasted on Texas farmland.

Who you mom is and how she lives her life isn't a reflection of you. You can make your own choices. And there's nothing for you to be ashamed of. But you'll have to dream big, Tully.

I belong to a generation that didn't expect to be protected from every danger.

protected her as best we could. She refused to

She was so tried of begging people to love her

They both knew better. It was something to be ashamed of. Americans weren't supposed to take handouts from the government. They were supposed to work hard and succeed on their own.

I belong to a generation that didn't expect to be protected from every danger. I

Woman must come of age by herself Ã¢â'¬Â¦ She must find her true center alone. —Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

D'un tratto capì che una donna poteva cambiare tutta la propria vita e sradicare la propria esistenza con una sola scelta".

so I put up with his controlling ways. What do I care