“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” ― Charles Bukowski

in order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you. - unknown

It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves. - Simone Weil

To live, we must die every instant. We must perish again and again in the storms that make life possible. - Thich Nhat Hanh