“To truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain standard”
“But there were certain moments in life that forever defined one as a person - in one's own estimation, anyway. And one's own self esteem, when all was said and done, was of far more importance than the fickle esteem of one's peers.”
“One truly must have suffered oneself to help others.”
“That one must either explain life to oneself so that it does not seem to be an evil mockery by some sort of devil, or one must shoot oneself.”
“One must pray first, but afterwards one must help oneself. God does not care for cowards.--"Wanda”
“One must not live one's life through men but must be complete on oneself as a woman of substance.”