I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. I would rather ride on earth in an ox cart, with a free circulation, than go to heaven in the fancy car of an excursion train and breathe a malaria all the way. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods, “Economy” #infj

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by [@$$h̦les]. РNotorious d.e.b., @debihope

He dare not come in company, for here he should be misused, disgraced, overshoot himself in gesture or speeches or be sick; he thinks everyman observes him. – Richard Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy

All too frequently, anxiety crushes not only your spirit and your potential, but your ability to take care of your mind and body. – Jonathan Davidson and Henry Dreher, The Anxiety Book: Developing Strength in the