You're not alone

“However much you love somebody, you should always keep a part of yourself to yourself. Never give it all. You can never be yourself otherwise.”

“I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.”

“To me, success isn’t outscoring someone, it’s the peace of mind that comes from self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best. That’s something each individual must determine for himself.”

“Unless you have been very, very lucky, you have undoubtedly experienced events in your life that have made you cry. So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.”

“If you’re lonely, you can talk to me…”

“Getting drunk was good. I decided that I would always like getting drunk. It took away the obvious and maybe if you could get away from the obvious often enough, you wouldn’t become so obvious yourself.”

“Nature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work.”

“I’ve always been interested in people, but I’ve never liked them.”

“The universe created you for a reason, now go out there and find out what it is.”

“You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.”

“She had never dreamed there could be so much pain in a life when there was nothing physically wrong. She hurt all the time.”