“They want to hold on to you and your people. They have isolated the ones who might grow powerful and overthrow their debauched reign.”
“One of the most powerful lessons in life is to recognize that no one can give you power, and many people don’t want you to have it. You have to find the courage to seize it, own it and hold on!”
“Social hierarchy doesn’t hold a candle to the power of feeling isolated in your own skin.”
“The people you love most are the ones who hold the power to hurt you so completely.”
“It’s the people you hold closest who have the most power to make you bleed.”
“Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is: Do you have staying power?”