“And you should not let yourself be confused in your solitude by the fact that there is something in you that wants to move out of it.”

“Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you.”

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916) Austrian writer

“You have to keep your reflexes so that when you want it — it’s there. When you want to move — you are moving. And when you move, you are determined to move! Not accepting even one inch less than 100 percent of your honest feelings. Not anything less than that. So that is the type of thing you have to train yourself into. To become one with your feelings so that, when you think — it is.”

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker

“You should not confuse your career with your life.”

Dave Barry (1947) American writer

“Then you must reconcile yourself to the fact that something is always hurt by any change. If you do this, you will not be hurt yourself.”

Roger Zelazny (1937–1995) American speculative fiction writer

“You confuse me with something that is in you. I will not predict how you want to use me.”

Jenny Holzer (1950) American conceptual artist

“Feel guilty. Mourn this. But move on. Don't let it destroy you. Forgive yourself.”

Richelle Mead book Last Sacrifice

“To make real friends you have to put yourself out there. Sometimes people will let you down, but you can't let that stop you. If you get hurt, you just pick yourself up, dust off your feelings, and try again.”

Kristin Hannah (1960) American writer

“Luck is something you make for yourself, if you want it.”

Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga

“Your basic problem is that you don’t yet know yourself inside and simply want to know what’s outside. This will only make you agitated and confused, without serving any purpose.”

Ajahn Maha Bua (1913–2011) monk