Quote by Chris Priestley

“How could I not stand myself? Was I one person or two?”

— Orna Ross

“I wish I would've learned earlier on to be myself and express what mattered to me and how I actually felt about things.”

— Melanie Shankle

“I was so young, I tell myself now. I was twenty-one, only recently farewelled by childhood, although at the time childhood seemed like ancient…

— Mary-Rose MacColl

“Your very presence makes other people feel awkward. You stand out when in fact you'd rather not.”

— Rachel Hartman

“Promise me this: ... you will stand for yourself, especially in the times when no one seems interested in standing for you.”

— Melissa Jensen

“Right now, the only person I could stand to be around was myself, and that was only because I had no say in the…

— Jessica Shirvington

“Standing there. watching her go, I felt lonelier than I have ever been in my life.”

— Ian Cross

“Did you ever have a conversation with different parts of yourself. Try it. It can be fun. You never know what you have to…

— Art Hochberg

“You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.”

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“I am not myself with people [...] but am I myself when alone? That seems unlikely, too.”

— Susan Sontag

“I realized that I was okay with myself. I was quirky and withdrawn and loud, but I liked that. I smiled at strangers without…

— Anna White

“I think that knowing who you are, and having confidence in yourself is the access to finding common ground with anyone.”

— April White