An obsession and over-investment in emotions fails us for the simple reason that emotions never last. - Mark Manson

Self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're the same thing.

Intimacy is directly proportional to the willingness of two people to be hurt by one another.

"Fault is past tense. Responsibility is present tense. Fault results from choices that have already been made. Responsibility results from the choices you're currently making, every second of every day."

"There's a difference between blaming someone else for your situation and that person's actually being responsible for your situation. Nobody else is ever responsible for your situation but you. Many people may be to blame for your unhappiness, but nobody is ever responsible for your unhappiness but you. This is because you always get to choose how you see things, how you react to things, how you value things."