Time Quote by Lynda LeeAnne

“People expected certain things of me: assistance, silence, comfort. They had no idea who I was.”

— Alice Hoffman

“People could only hurt you and disappoint you if you let them. They only had the power to hurt you if you thought they…

— Jay Crownover

“I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort…

— George Orwell

“What I could relate to was the common fear that you are secretly so uniquely screwed-up that there is no way anyone would like…

— Tim Kreider

“That’s a powerful thing, knowing you can reveal yourself to someone. It made me want to be a better person.”

— Roxane Gay

“I had to assume the worst about people because I knew firsthand what horrible things they were capable of.”

— Jessica Cutler

“I couldn’t tell anyone how I felt. I had learned not to feel, or at least not to tell anyone about my feelings. It…

— John E. Monaco

“I see embarrassment among all of you. That's good. The thing about being embarrassed is that sooner or later you aren't, but you remember…

— Terry Pratchett

“I realized that people's reactions had more to do with them, more to do with who they were, than anything about me”

— Mia Sheridan

“He wished he could communicate what he knew to this frightened boy. But that never did any good anyway. People learned by what they…

— Catherine Ryan Hyde

“For so long, I gave in to my self-loathing. I refused to allow myself the simple pleasure of accepting who I am and how…

— Roxane Gay

“I never liked the influence of others when it came to feelings. I rather went through the painful process of analyzing everything half to…

— Erika M. Szabo