Jim Butcher Quotes

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are. To me, that's what being a star means.

Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.

Never forget who you are, little star.

I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.

I was motivated to be different in part because I was different.

I always tried so hard to fit in, and then I figured out that I didn't want to fit.

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

Your sanity is harder to get back than money or contacts. You are the magic. You are the art. You can't lose that.

I like stories about people who have to go into darkness for a good reason and then have to figure out how to deal with the darkness that seeps into their souls.

More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.

I wanted people to know that I'm human, and I'm only successful because I've learned the hard way. I've been in so many dark places, but I got myself out.

Through life's ups and downs, and the few mistakes we make and all the successes that we get, let nobody - nobody's opinion - define who you are. And if anybody defines who you are, let it be yourself.

I think, my entire life, I was a bit different. And I didn't think I was different; I just kinda always stuck out.

My broken brilliance will shine a light in the darkness.

For a really long time, I thought being different was a negative thing. But as I grew older, I started to realize we were all born to stand out; nobody is born to blend in.

You will always be criticized and teased and bullied for things that make you different, but usually those things will be what set you apart. The things that set you apart from the pack, the things that you once thought were your weaknesses will someday become your strengths.

I’ve always been a black sheep. That’s a hard thing to be until you find your calling in life. I was bullied a lot at school, probably because I was perceived to be different from everyone else.

What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You don't have to live anybody else's story.

Be yourself & you can be anything.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.