“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

“Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.”

“You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself.”