Ellen

“Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is.”
― Liu Cixin, Death's End

“No one recognises the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant 'now', even having lived such moments before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe that a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, particularly anyone who is young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: if a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful.”
― Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence

“Are you discouraged by burdens that weigh heavily on your heart? The key to victory is found in the words you speak. You can bring yourself down by speaking negative words. Or you can let your own words pull you up... Go into your prayer closet and ask God to help you see things from His point of view...”
― Babbie Mason, I Am A Daughter of the Most High King: 30 Daily Declarations for Women

“The pain never really goes away. It gets better, and you finally get to a place where you aren’t thinking about it every minute of every day.”
― Donna Mabry, Maude