"In my efforts to overcome my lifelong struggle with self hatred, the despair of ever being worthy of love, I have been aided immeasurably by trusted and trusting friends who, with no ulterior motive, see something in me that I cannot see in myself. They do not merely tell me; they relate to me in a way that shows that they find me lovable. Learning to trust my friends has been a slow but invaluable process."
-Brennan Manning