“She couldn't steal herself back from Randa only to give herself away again - belong to another person, be answerable to another person, build her very being around another person.”
“but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.”
“She must first love herself and the, and only then, could she give her heart to another.”
“The best gift to give : is to build another persons self confidence through encouragement.”
“What you feel about another person, what you think or say about another person, what you do to another person – you do to you. Give judgment and criticism and you give it to yourself. Give love and appreciation to another person or anything, and you give it to yourself.”
“What did it mean for a person to be free? she would often ask herself. Even if you managed to escape from one cage, weren't you just in another, larger one?”