There is a terrible emptiness in me, an indifference that hurts.

Albert Camus, The First Man

The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed.

Bethany Brookbank, Write like no one is reading

In other words, let's face it: Life is basically unfair. But even in a situation that's unfair, I think it's possible to seek out a kind of fairness. Of course, that might take time and effort. And maybe it won't seem to be worth all that. It's up to each individual to decide whether or not it is.

Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths. What people need is beautiful, comforting stories that make them feel as if their lives have some meaning.

Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.

Roy T. Bennett

I want excitement; and I don't care what form it takes or what I pay for it, so long as it makes my heart beat.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.

Shaun Hick

So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.

Rainbow Rowell

I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough..

Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

There is a different between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn't. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.

Henry Cloud

I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.

Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

I appreciate your concern. None of this is your fault. It's me. It's me and my head.

Virginia Woolf, from a letter to Violet Dickinson written c. January 1909

I will not have you without the darkness that hides within you. I will not let you have me without the madness that makes me. If our demons cannot dance, neither can we.

Nikita Gill

Maybe loving ourselves is hard because we find it so difficult to forgive ourselves sometimes

Kriti.G

Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.

Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

When you're an introvert like me and you've been lonely for a while, and then you find someone who understands you, you become really attached to them. It's a real release.

Lana Del Rey

But my anxious heart is eating up my body, eating up my nerves, eating up my brain. I feel this poison slowly filling my veins - every particle becoming slowly tainted.... I am never, never calm, never for an instant.

Katherine Mansfield, from a diary entry featured in " The Diaries of Katherine Mansfield,"