Carmen Laforet Quotes

I have traveled the world by myself.

It's such a liberating feeling to go out of your comfort zone, to be independent and strike out on my own without my parents.

There is something so different and empowering about travelling solo. It's a unique experience and one that is so self-educating.

Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.

Don't depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That's when good things come around - when you do your own thing and you're not worried about a man. It will happen in due time.

I've been a protected child, but I moved out for further studies when I was 16, and I have travelled quite a bit by myself.

I feel like there's something in me that desires to express myself even more and not be so afraid of a solo endeavor.

I remember after a year in London, I was at an MTV party and a friend saying to me that it was such a brave thing to do to come over to London by myself. I never thought it was a big deal. It was my dream. I am so independent. It is just ridiculous. I am too independent for my own good.

Don't be scared to walk alone. Don't be scared to like it.

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

My most cherished desire is to help our women come out of their routine chores and infuse in them the indefatigable spirit of adventure.

It's interesting when you've been a partner with someone for so long. So now to sing solo and starting all over again I am learning that I am more bodacious than I thought. I don't know where it's coming from but I am glad.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make all the decisions for yourself. It's quite liberating in a way.

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

Grow up and let anyone try to contend with the adult you.

I'm not afraid to take chances or go off on my own.

Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance.

A lot of us are ruled by fear during our lives - afraid we'll get burgled, afraid a dog will bite us, afraid we'll get fat, afraid someone will leave us. Once you lose fear, life becomes sweeter, and that happens as you get older. I'm sure by the time I'm 80, I'll be able to do absolutely anything!

A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.

I learn much more by traveling by myself.

Anybody that wants to walk out that door and leave home for a few months and rely on themselves instead of fate might have some interesting stories to tell.