Stelepami

“Why do you assume it’s something you’ve done, and something you can undo at will? I’m not some arithmetic problem just waiting for you to show your work properly, Locke. Did”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“It’s easy to prescribe remedies for our own weaknesses when they’re comfortably ensconced in other people. What”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“This is callsign: Mongrel,” a rough voice said. “Hang on, kid.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Skyward

“instead of relying on our relationship to meet all our needs for love, acceptance, and security, we could actually provide some of these feelings for ourselves. And this would mean that we had even more in our hearts to give to each other. We were both so moved by the concept of self-compassion that in our marriage ceremony later that year, each of us ended our vows by saying “Most of all, I promise to help you have compassion for yourself, so that you can thrive and be happy.”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself