Megan McCafferty Quotes

I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps.

Have your own life before you become somebody's wife.

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

What I wanted to do and what I needed to do was something entirely different, and through reading Roussel I learned that I could do what I wanted all on my own and that I didn't have to rely on what had actually happened in my somewhat limited life and reading.

Everyone is different, and each has to create his or her own path, irrespective of who their parents are.

I'm solo, and I love being solo. I believe I went through the Roses so I could become a solo music-maker. That's what I believe.

I've always wanted to be my own person. Even when I was 'Noah who rode horses,' I wanted to be Noah Cyrus, not anyone else or a family member.

I did my solo thing for a while and got that out of my system.

I want to follow my path.

For some women, a man is their whole meal. For me, life is a full meal and a man is just the hot sauce. If a man wants to be my whole meal, I say, 'That's nice, baby, but right now, I'm already full.

Figure out who you are separate from your family, and the man or woman you're in a relationship with. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that's the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self because with that, you can do anything else.

You have to make your own family, your own life.

Human entirety can only be what it is when giving up the addiction to others' ends.

The strongest lesson I can teach my son is the same lesson I teach my daughter: how to be who he wishes to be for himself.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

I want an identity outside of my work.

I had been the dutiful son and husband for so long, I had forgotten about living for myself.

People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.

I'm my own person, and am trying to carve out a career on my own.

In a very slow way, I found my path. Even now, I think, 'If I can't do it my way, I'd rather not do it.'

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

For my own personal growth I had to set out on my own.

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.

To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.