15. When Vimes says about his alcoholism, ‘One is too many, two’s not enough.’ That’s when I knew that cutting down wouldn’t work, I would have to completely stop. Been sober nearly five years now.
16. There are two tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want, the other is getting it.” -Yuri Orlov, Lord of war
17. “When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” – God on Futurama
“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino
Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.
