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title: "1 Strength Came Quotes By Lauren Nicolle Taylor"
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> [“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making. I was wrong. Strength is a gift placed inside you, built up by the people who love you. Fortified…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/i-always-thought-strength-came-from-within-you-that-it-started-there/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

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## More by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

> [“She was sweating and pale but beautiful in the firelight. Showing a woman’s strength in a delicate vessel, holding strong like a warrior. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/she-was-sweating-and-pale-but-beautiful-in-the-firelight-showing-a/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“We were like trees with nowhere to sink our roots, Joseph and I. Instead of finding the ground we wound them around each other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/we-were-like-trees-with-nowhere-to-sink-our-roots-joseph-and-i/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“I forgot that with the green, the plushness, and shiny plant life that pushed up and surrounded us, with the nourishment it provided came—the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/i-forgot-that-with-the-green-the-plushness-and-shiny-plant-life-that/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“Now that I had experienced real freedom, I’m not sure I would ever get used to walls again. Walls loomed, leaned in, and whispered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/now-that-i-had-experienced-real-freedom-i-m-not-sure-i-would-ever-get/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“I am a survivor. I live beyond the wall. I give shelter to those that need it. I am not chosen but I choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/i-am-a-survivor-i-live-beyond-the-wall-i-give-shelter-to-those-that/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“And ultimately, when almost everything I did was controlled by the Superiors, by my teachers and by Paulo, I took what little control I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/and-ultimately-when-almost-everything-i-did-was-controlled-by-the/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making. I was wrong.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/i-always-thought-strength-came-from-within-you-that-it-started-there/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“I look up and watch the bad parts of me shrinking to dots in the wide blue.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/i-look-up-and-watch-the-bad-parts-of-me-shrinking-to-dots-in-the-wide/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“My dreams are wishes. My nightmares are truths.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/my-dreams-are-wishes-my-nightmares-are-truths/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“I felt an odd sense of protectiveness. It flaked off my skin, revealing a red-hot anger at the idea that someone would hurt him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/i-felt-an-odd-sense-of-protectiveness-it-flaked-off-my-skin-revealing/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

> [“It seemed to me to give up you first had to give in to something. I had no ambitions, no idea what I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/it-seemed-to-me-to-give-up-you-first-had-to-give-in-to-something-i/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

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