To have that sense of one’s intrinsic worth… is potentially to have everything.

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"I don’t know what I think until I write it down."

- Joan Didion

Self-awareness

"I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear."

- Joan Didion

Self-awareness

"Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs."

- Joan Didion

Integrity

"I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be."

- Joan Didion

Personal Growth

"We tell ourselves stories in order to live."

- Joan Didion

Inspiration

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"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."

- Nathaniel Branden

Self-esteem

"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."

- Les Brown

Self-esteem

"You are your best thing."

- Toni Morrison

Self-esteem

"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."

- Nobito

Self-esteem

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Self-esteem