Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect you. They consider that you'… - Don Miguel Ruiz

The limit of your self-abuse is the limit you will tolerate from other people. If someone abuses you more than you abuse yourself, you walk away, you run, you escape. But if someone abuses you a little less than you abuse yourself, perhaps you stay longer. You still deserve that abuse.

Mi možemo govoriti o ljubavi i o njoj napisati tisuću knjiga, ali ljubav će biti
sasvim drukčija za svakoga od nas, jer je moramo iskusiti. U ljubavi nije riječ o
načelima, nego o djelima. Ljubav na djelu može stvarati samo sreću. Strah na
djelu može stvarati samo patnju.

Perhaps you're not finished with your story, and who knows if you'll ever finish it or not. Honestly, it's not that important.