Nora Roberts Quotes

Don't let your wounds make you become someone you're not.

A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it.

Women shouldn't be burdened by what existed in their past, we should all learn how to turn pain into strength.

Be proud of your scars. They have everything to do with your strength, and what you've endured. They're a treasure map to the deep self.

Recovery isn’t easy, at first. It takes time. It takes more work, sometimes, than you think you’re willing to do. But it is worth every hard day, every tear, every terrified moment. It’s worth it, because the trade-off is this: you let go of your eating disorder, and you get back your life.

I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter.

What happened to me in Somalia doesn't define me.

I've had to deal with my tragedies, and how you cope with them is what life's all about. You can choose to let them consume you or choose not to.

I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.

Real pain hurts so bad. When you've gone through something and you've overcome it, you're able to heal other people.

I found strength in what hurt me. And in my family - that's my strength as well. I'm truly grateful to be hurt as many times as I have, because I'm happy!

Inch by inch I conquered the inner terrain I was born with. Bit by bit I reclaimed the swamp in which I'd languished. I gave birth to my infinite being, but I had to wrench myself out of me with forceps.

You will find that you survive humiliation. And that's an experience of incalculable value.

Scars remind me of just how far that I've come.

I don't regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals.

As a matter of fact I had a terribly traumatic childhood. But afterward I sort of reraised myself.

Once you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you'd been before the fall.

People are bigger than anything that can happen to them.

All of us heal in time. The strongest are born again. We only keep the scars we choose to keep.

To heal our wounds, we need courage to face them.

You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.

And all the things that break you are all the things that make you strong. You can't change the past 'Cause it's gone, and you just gotta move on.

We are not the worst moments of our lives. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.

Scars are reminders of the obstacles we've overcome. Wear them proudly.