Quotes from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake & help us see we are worth so much more than we're settling for.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Hope for love, pray for love, wish for love, dream for love…but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“One of the best times for figuring out who you are & what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is…an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but YOU for your happiness…you will realize that a little loneliness goes a LONG way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful YOU.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Sometimes when you lose your way, you find YOURSELF.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Single is no longer a lack of options – but a choice. A choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day Happily and let your Ever After work itself out.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are YOU.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Single” is an opportunity to live life on your own terms and not apologize.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them…but still move on without them.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but “safe” isn’t one of them.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“It makes no sense to try to extend a friendship that was only meant to be a season into a lifetime.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Toxic people will pollute everything around them. Don’t hesitate. Fumigate.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it…it’s over. It can hurt you no more.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you CHOSE your life, you didn’t SETTLE for it.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Some steps need to be taken alone. It's the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Single |sin•gle| (adjective) - Too fabulous to settle.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“If there is a particular person in your life that is repeatedly choosing not to honor you and is causing you more sadness or pain than they are joy - it might be time to release that friendship back to God and trust that it is not where you belong.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“Consider the fact that maybe…just maybe…beauty and worth aren’t found in a makeup bottle, or a salon-fresh hairstyle, or a fabulous outfit. Maybe our sparkle comes from somewhere deeper inside, somewhere so pure and authentic and REAL, it doesn’t need gloss or polish or glitter to shine.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

“True strength is knowing that you don't have to be strong every single second of the day.”
― Mandy Hale, quote from The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

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