Lev Grossman Quotes

I think most of my life I have not felt recognized.

When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.

Growing up, I felt a little bit invisible.

I don't always understand my worth.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

Why am I a star? It can't be because of looks.

Because I now realize, after all this time, I have never truly felt worthy of all that I have been given.

I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog.

I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one's door.

My goal was to prove to my family I wasn't a dummy.

I never heard 'I love you' as a child. I never felt pretty or cared for.

I wish sometimes people wouldn't underestimate me. But it's a fleeting wish. It's not where I live.

Some people see me as someone who makes other people look bad... I often get a feeling most people don't know who I am, or have a clue, and I live with that. I don't try to prove anything by talking.

Maybe people overlook me because of the way I talk or the way I look. I don't know.

I return to the stage time and again to see if I am worth anything.

Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?

She knew whose love she doubted. It wasn't her parents' and it wasn't her friends: It was her own.

I love you, don’t I? And the gods know you are definitely not easy to deal with. (Aimee) Thanks, Aim. By the way I still have a tiny bit of confidence left. Please make sure you stomp on it too while you’re at it. Gods forbid it should actually grow into something called self-esteem. (Fang)

If compliments were food, I'd have starved to death 28 years ago.

Oh, Mr. Thornton, I am not good enough!' 'Not good enough! Don't mock my own deep feeling of unworthiness.

It's a lie to think you're not good enough. It's a lie to think you're not worth anything.

I'm not, sexy, am I? God knows, I've tried

Feeling unworthy is like putting a huge obstacle into the God force, into the life force which is everywhere.

It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves.

Lack of self-worth is the fundamental source of all emotional pain. A feeling of insecurity, unworthiness and lack of valueis the core experience of powerlessness.