You don't need a significant other to lead a significant life.

Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you chose your life, you didn't settle for it.

—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman

Someone out there is looking for exactly what you've got… and will never try and undercut your value or question your worth.

—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken.

—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman

Be a bit of a challenge; not because you're playing games but because you realize you're worth the extra effort.

—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman

I was perfectly happy in my boring life before you came along.

—Elizabeth Gilbert in Love

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh, be swift to love, make haste to be kind!

—Henri Frederic Amiel

Death twitches my ear. "Live," he says. "I am coming.

—Virgil

To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.

—William James

How strange to use "You only live once" as an excuse to throw away a life.

—Unknown