“If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. -- Lazarus Long.”
“If you can't laugh at yourself, then likely other people will.”
“You're always saying people don't like you but people can't like something that's not there.”
“You don't know how to talk to people you don't like. Don't love, really. You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.”
“But what's real? You can't find the truth. You just pick the lie you like best. As long as you know that everything's a lie, you can't hurt yourself.”
“Oh, but there's such a difference between saying a thing yourself and hearing other people say it,' wailed Anne. 'You may know a thing is so, but you can't help hoping other people don't quite think it is.”