Mila Paunova

“My recommendation: don’t be special; don’t be unique. Redefine your metrics in mundane and broad ways. Choose to measure yourself not as a rising star or an undiscovered genius. Choose to measure yourself not as some horrible victim or dismal failure. Instead, measure yourself by more mundane identities: a student, a partner, a friend, a creator.
The narrower and rarer the identity you choose for yourself, the more everything will seem to threaten you. For that reason, define yourself in the simplest and most ordinary ways possible.This often means giving up some grandiose ideas about yourself: that you’re uniquely intelligent, or spectacularly talented, or intimidatingly attractive, or especially victimized in ways other people could never imagine. This means giving up your sense of entitlement and your belief that you’re somehow owed something by this world.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

“One more thing
when they call you a bitch, say thank you. say thank you, very much.”
― Olivia Gatwood, New American Best Friend

“If you want to survive, you're going to have to learn to be ruthless...”
― Suzanne Lowe, Seventeen

“Be ruthless! Say no to everything that is either not essential or doesn’t add something of value to your life.”
― Dee Waldeck