Rosamunde Pilcher Quotes

I've taken care of myself all my life.

I don't have any fear of death. I do, however, have an inordinate fear of becoming dependent on other people. To me, that's the severest test, not death.

Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them; and if such an occasion should never present itself, comfort your mind with this reflection: that, though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least, will not be more than you can bear.

Never count on the crowd to take care of you.

I'm definitely an independent person, and I don't need boyfriends all the time.

He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

Remember we're all in this alone.

Everyone has to kind of fend for themselves.

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.

Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you.

See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.

I'm very independent.

The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn't have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.

I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.

No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.

My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?

Carefully avoid all undertakings which depends on others; but let him eagerly pursue that which depends on himself.

You don't need a cheerleader. That's the worst thing that can happen to you.

Some men are much more self-sufficient than others.

Focus comes a lot more easily when you desperately want the results of your own work - nobody else is going to do it for you.

I myself think that the wise man meddles little or not at all in affairs and does his own things.

When you're doing good, everybody praises you. But when everything's all gone, a lot of people are nowhere to be found. So you always just believe in yourself, do it yourself and you won't be let down.

I work hard, and I'm very separate from what my parents do.