Quotes About Validation

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.

The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his best, is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

Don't take anyone else's definition of success as your own. (This is easier said than done.)

He must really be a big success - even his mother-in-law admits it.

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.

the form of gossip, betrayal, and unwarranted judgment. Women are also more prone than men to compare themselves to one another. We often measure our value and worth by comparing ourselves to another woman's weight, breast size, complexion, career, talents, financial status, intellect, personal style, marital status, and every other aspect of their lives.

I was also afraid that I wouldn't be good enough to compete in that arena.

A writer is without honor only in his or her own home, among his or her own family.

When people tell you their problems do not be dismissive of them and their feelings.

No one, she tought as the breath trembled through her lips, no one had ever looked at her as he did. In a way that told her she was the center

A nice-looking boy pays attention, says the right things, looks at you just a certain way. You're not smart anymore.

Por supuesto, la razón validará a la razón como principio rector del universo. ¿Qué otra cosa iba a hacer? ¿Destronarse a sí misma?

Probably played a lot of World of Warcraft or whatever it was—and that made him forget that if you were going to be a bigoted big-mouth, you'd better be able to back shit up.

If you looked for validation from other people, by definition they could take that away if they chose. The safest path, as always, was to be your own rock, your own harbor, your own shelter. Am I okay? should only ever be answered by the person asking that question.

If you looked for validation from other people, by definition they could take that away if they chose. The safest path, as always, was to be your own rock, your own harbor, your own shelter.

Gus was looking at him for confirmation of all his sorrows.

Is love so gross a thing that it must feed upon publication and public notice ? It would seem so.

I don't like a girl on social media, when you have an open inbox, answering questions from dudes left and right every day. What's the point? It's like having your number all out. Everybody think they're famous when they get 100,000 followers on Instagram and 5,000 on Twitter.

If I post something on social media, like Instagram or Twitter, I never actually read the comments.

Everybody think they're famous when they get 100,000 followers on Instagram and 5,000 on Twitter.

I have learned from Twitter that you get that instant feedback about what people think about what you did.

Half the time, people will be abusing me on Twitter, and half the time, somebody will be praising me. So either it will go to my head, or I will take it to my heart. So better I stay away from it.

If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'

When I was early in my career, I really followed Twitter, seeing what people were saying about me. I definitely saw them talking about Mr. Mankato and all that. It was fun for me to have a little bit of extra support from outside people. I definitely helped me build confidence, that's for sure.