Inspiration Quote by Joan Didion — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“The death of a parent, he wrote, 'despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and that may cut free memories and feelings that we had thought gone to ground long ago...”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“Until now I had been able only to grieve, not mourn. Grief was passive. Grief happened. Mourning, the act of dealing with grief, required attention.”

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”

“I tell you this true story just to prove that I can. That my frailty has not yet reached a point at which I can no longer tell a true story.”

“Be great in act, as you have been in thought.”

“The best teacher is experience learned from failures.”

“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”

“Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”

“You're never a loser until you quit trying.”

“Chance favors the prepared mind.”