Quote by Emily P. Freeman

“...when I was young, I learned to feel for the harshness under every soft appearance.”

— Nuala O'Faolain

“It's hard at times, but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people can't understand.”

— Nicholas Sparks The Lucky One

“I was taken aback by his gumption. He sounded more petulant than afraid. I realized this kid didn’t understand the kind of trouble he…

— Barry Eisler

“I grow up relying upon on my own shoulders even from the moment they were too weak to hold me back, but I knew…

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Children were very cruel and made fun of me. I could tell you many stories of times I was treated badly, and although the…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“I'm not really so hard & cynical after all - in fact I'm still dangerously soft.”

— Tennessee Williams

“Time was when I was immune to emotional shocks. But as I get older, I don't get tougher; I get softer.”

— Robert A. Heinlein

“Early in my childhood, when I was about six or seven, I began to get the feeling that there was something different about me.”

— Eric Clapton

“It's about mental toughness. Mental toughness is everything.”

— Jon Gordon

“I was a good kid, but I've had one Achilles' heel that's stayed with me through the years: talking. I simply could not shut…

— Andy Cohen

“I was crying out of frustration, frustration that I could not be left alone, that no girl at this school could possibly be allowed…

— Alice Pung

“I stood up now, and placed my knuckles on his desk, leaning forward in a show of defiance, giving him a glare that I'd…

— Andrea Smith