#iona

I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter. ↗

— John Green

#life #self-value #worthy #inspirational

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#writing #inspirational

The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise. ↗

— Alex Sanchez

#gay-rights #inspirational #inspirational

Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think we deserve, ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

#inspirational

So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun. True connoisseurs, however, are known to favor the stretch in between, since it's the hardest to do anything with. That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#inspirational #literature #inspirational

Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#inspirational

I love you every day, Mom ↗

— Mitch Albom

#love #mother #inspirational

Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#inspirational #science #humor

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#difficulty #inspirational #learning #science #value

Empowerment is the ability to refine, improve, and enhance your life without co-dependency. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#empowerment #enhance #improve #inspirational #life