We may never know who we were attached to. You can’t see yourself as an appendage, but as a whole person, worthy of love and respect. We are more than just the sum of our parts. But sometimes, the parts are greater than the whole.
Remember that your value in this world comes and goes with your powers, and without them, you are nothing.[to Cate]
Rage is not what makes you strong. It has never been, mon coeur. It has always been yours.[to Kimiko]
People say that life isn’t a fairy tale. That happy ever after doesn’t exist. But what if you just haven’t found the person who will give you your happy ending? It’s up to you to give yourself the love you deserve. However, be prepared. With love may also come war, and every war has its casualties.[voiceover]
Loving yourself isn’t the same as bragging about yourself.
I don’t want my life to be all about the worst parts of it. I have more to offer than that.[to Alice]
Graydon, you do not hate mutants. You hate the two who hurt you, who failed you, who made you feel like being human wasn’t good enough.
Don’t sell yourself short. If anything, sell yourself tall and get it altered later.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”[quoting Eleanor Roosevelt]