Marije Jansen > Marije's Quotes

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
― Andy Warhol

“I never fall apart, because I never fall together.”
― Andy Warhol

“I think everybody should be nice to everybody.”
― Andy Warhol

“There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“Another page turns on the calendar, April now, not March.

.........

I am spinning the silk threads of my story, weaving the fabric of my world...I spun out of control. Eating was hard. Breathing was hard. Living was hardest.

I wanted to swallow the bitter seeds of forgetfulness...Somehow, I dragged myself out of the dark and asked for help.

I spin and weave and knit my words and visions until a life starts to take shape.

There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.

I am thawing.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“Eating was hard. Breathing was hard. Living was hardest.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“Who wants to recover? It took me years to get that tiny. I wasn't sick; I was strong.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. I want to eat like a normal person eats, but I need to see my bones or I will hate myself even more and I might cut my heart out or take every pill that was ever made.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl, Lia-Lia, caught in between the worlds. You’re a ghost with a beating heart. Soon you’ll cross the border and be with me. I’m so stoked. I miss you wicked.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

“It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.”
― Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

“Time is an illusion.”
― Albert Einstein

“One of the most scariest thing in life is when you come to the realization that the only thing that can save you is...yourself”
― Demi Lovato

“Who said
I can't wear my Converse
With my dress, well baby
That's just me!”
― Demi Lovato

“She was scared
Unprepared
Lost in the dark
Falling apart
I can't survive
Without you by my side
We're gonna be alright
This is what happens when
Two worlds collide.”
― Demi Lovato

“Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears”
― Demi Lovato

“I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.”
― Demi Lovato

“Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it's something that it doesn't get a day off.”
― Demi Lovato

“Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion that you want, and to do what makes you happy. That's my life motto.”
― Demi Lovato

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power.

- Jim Morrison”
― Demi Lovato, Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year

“The girls with prettiest smiles seem to tell saddest stories”
― Demi Lovato

“Now I'm a warrior
Now i've got thicker skin
I'm a warrior
I'm stronger than i've ever been
And my amor
Is made of steel you can't get in
i'm a warrior
And you can never hurt me again”
― Demi Lovato, Demi

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“What's meant to be will always find a way”
― Trisha Yearwood

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
― Bob Marley