And The Day Came When The Risk To Remain Tight In A Bud Was More Painful Than The Risk It Took To Blossom.

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

—Anais Nin

“From the backstabbing co-worker to the meddling sister-in-law, you are in charge of how you react to the people and events in your life. You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead. Take control and choose to focus on what is important in your life. Those who cannot live fully often become destroyers of life.”

—Anais Nin

“The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.”

—Henri Bergson

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

—Friedrich Nietzsche

“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.”

—Anais Nin

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

—J.K. Rowling