Quote by Milan Kundera

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

— April White

“I had finally learned that it was better to be alone than to be in a relationship that degraded my soul.”

— Chrissy Moon

“I had allowed to settle into the core of who I am. I talked about myself in ways I would never let another person.”

— Lysa TerKeurst

“But I seemed unable to do anything that pleased anyone and that included me, my own self, though at that time I did not…

— Jamaica Kincaid

“I suffered with a desire to be alone, unfortunately coupled with an intolerance of others.”

— Jon Richardson

“With very few exceptions I have never remained in mutual favor very long with people I have known well. They very quickly find things…

— Thomas Cullinan

“I probably felt more resentment for what I personally was to suffer than for the wrong they were doing to anyone and everyone. But…

— St. Augustine of Hippo

“It's hard to make relationships work with others when you don't have a good relationship with yourself.”

— Joe Hill

“Your relationships with others are always a direct reflection of the relationship you have with yourself.”

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

“To rise above the conflicting desires of others, there must be no conflict about your own.”

— Stephen Richards

“Ironically, you’ll find that as you care less about what others think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves…

— Stephen R. Covey

“... we seemed to possess a similar worldview: slightly jaded, fiercely independent ... ”

— Douglas Kennedy