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The only people who get upset about us setting boundaries are the ones benefiting from us having none.

—Unknown

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Too long a sacrifice
can make a stone of the heart.

—William Butler Yeats

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When I get the strength to leave
You always tell me that
you need me
And I'm weak 'cause I believe you
And I'm mad because I love you
So I stop and think that maybe
You can learn to appreciate me
Then it all remains the same
That you ain't never gonna change

—Ashanti

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I don't belong to you
and you don't belong to me.

—George Michael

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You should learn how to say no.

—Courtney Love

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Love yourself first. That’s who you’ll spend the rest of your life with.

—Luigina Sgarro

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To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

—Oscar Wilde

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It's not your job to love me.
It's mine.

—Byron Katie

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Trust in your goodness.

—Chögyam Trungpa

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