Quotes About Introspection

If I got down on my knees I thought, "Do I really believe? Whom am I praying to?" A terrible doubt came over me, and a sense of shame, and I wondered if I was praying because I was lonely, because I was unhappy.

Repressively, Lymond himself answered. "I dislike being discussed as if I were a disease. Nobody 'got' me," he said.

to remain alive inside was far more intricate and difficult and defeating.

It's when we're given choice that we sit with the gods and design ourselves: this was the moment to learn who I was and what I'd become...

To lead or attempt to lead without first having a knowledge of self is foolhardy and is sure to bring disaster and defeat.

I was consumed by a selfishness and arrogance that I didn't dare let go of until I found a new persona to hide behind.

Do you ever wonder if you've lived the life you were meant to?

I'd spent so long trying to fit in,trying to be someone i wasn't,that i had no idea who i was any more.

What are you to do with the people who are cursed with both hearts and brains?

Four be the things I am wiser to know:Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

They sicken of the calm who know the storm.

As I grow older and older, And totter toward the tomb, I find that I care less and less Who goes to bed with whom.

If we could be seen thinking, we would show blown bright one moment, dark the next, like embers; subject to every passing word and thought of our own or other people's, mostly other people's.

Shyness in the young may be charming to look at but is painful to the one who suffers it.

No matter how you resent other people's company, when you have it, you can't concentrate so fiercely upon your misery as you would without it.

When you find yourself responding to someone else's behavior, it can be easy to dwell on what that person has done and how terrible it is and what exactly they should should do to fix it. Instead, try looking at your own feelings as a true message about your internal state of being, and decide how you want to deal with whatever's going on.

It's a very good idea for everyone to learn to live single—to figure out how to get your needs met without being partnered so you don't find yourself seeking a partner to fill needs that you could equally well fill yourself.

When you are single, you have unique opportunities to deepen that relationship with yourself, to find out who you are, and to celebrate your journey in whatever relationships you may move through as you travel through your life.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

A basic precept of intimate communication is that each person owns their own feelings . No one "makes" you feel jealous or insecure—the person who makes you feel that way is you. No matter what the other person is doing, what you feel in response is determined inside you. Even when somebody deliberately tries to hurt you, you make a choice about how you feel.

Listen to your fears: they have a lot to teach you about yourself.

No matter what the other person is doing, what you feel in response is determined inside you. Even when somebody deliberately tries to hurt you, you make a choice about how you feel. You might feel angry or hurt or frightened or guilty. The choice, not usually conscious, happens inside you.

When we begin to question all the ways we have been told we ought to be, we can begin to edit and rewrite our old tapes. By breaking the rules, we both free and empower ourselves.

To truly know yourself is to live on a constant journey of self-exploration, to learn about yourself from reading, therapy, and, best of all, talking incessantly with others who are traveling on similar paths.