You ain't no woodstove; you can't just squat in the middle…

But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

— Dean Koontz

Don't compare yourself to other people. It won't help. You'll only find what you expect to find. If you think you're weak, everyone else…

— Samantha Skye

“Self-pity is the worst disability a person can have, Callie. It's crippling.”

— Shelley Terrell

“Wallowing in self-pity hurts no one except you. Boss up and find a way to get going again.”

— Germany Kent

“Only a teaspoon of self-pity, girl. Every day give yourself a teaspoonful, but only a teaspoonful. Fill it up full, but only once! Don’t…

— Breena Clarke

I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don't…

— Mitch Albom

“Self-pity was like wearing a wool jacket in the sweltering heat, and I wanted it gone.”

— Wendy Higgins

I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and…

— Oswald Chambers

The teeth of self-pity had gnawed away her essential self.

— Willa Gibbs

“We began our life together at a moment of natural self-pity and defeat that left an inimitable impression on both of us. The rejection…

— Pat Conroy

“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Beating yourself up about a mistake you made is only going to make you more inclined to do it again. Just accept that it…

— Suman Rai

Look down to me, you will se a fool. Look up to heaven, you will see God. Look straight to me, you will see…

— Binh

My name is Nwori Joshua and I am the world's most sorrowful young man on earth and the world's biggest Jerk. I sought for…

— Nwori Joshua

Everybody who undergoes a death and finds themselves grieving is obsessed with — or maybe overly focused on — the idea that they can’t…

— Joan Didion