“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.”
"Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of."
- Markus Zusak
Hope
"Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day."
- Markus Zusak
Adversity
"I'd rather chase the Sun than wait for it."
- Markus Zusak
Ambition
"“All told, she owned fourteen books, but she saw her story as being made up predominantly of ten of them. Of those ten, six were stolen, one showed up at the kitchen table, two were made for her by a hidden Jew, and one was delivered by a soft, yellow-dressed afternoon.”"
- Markus Zusak
Reflection
"It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement."
- Markus Zusak
New Beginnings
"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