She held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.

Be in your own skin, as an act of self-loving.

It takes a man to please a woman but, It takes a great man to make her feel worth and respected.

No one can ever love us quite so much as we love ourselves.

Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.

You don't feel like you're hurting yourself when you're cutting. You feel like this is the only way to take care of yourself.