Desire To Be Valued Quotes

“I’m the kid (and the man) who doesn’t raise his hand. Whenever I do, I regret it. Better to keep quiet, to work out my rejection with fear and trembling, and to keep hunting for a safe place where I’m never confronted with my own insignificance. And yet, at war with that desire to be invisible is a yearning to be seen and known and valued.”
― Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

“I’m not sure what he’s seeing when he looks at me, but I want to be that girl. And my scars? I still see them, when I look in a mirror. But the first thing I notice is my smile.”
― Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller