Random Quotes from the book Single by Judy Ford

'Remember that millions of people are in relatoinships because they are afraid to be alone. Do you know anyone who suffers from this?" pg 18 SINGLE by Judy Ford

"You don't want to be alone. You didn't choose it, and you don't like it. It's natural to grieve and grumble about it. It's paradoxical and a bit like magic, because it's through acknowledging the stark reality of aloneness that life becomes bearable." pg 25

Just be where you are. It's when we resist the lessons and benefits that we suffer. The mind can be ticky. It caves what it imagines is missing. Singles crave commitment, marrieds think about freedom." pg 33

"Love doesn't have anything to do with anyone else. Love is not a relationship. Love is a state of being; it's the condition of our own heart." pg 67


"Cinderella live ahppily ever after, not because she finds a prince to tkae care of her (although I'm sure that having a prince was a wonderful addition to her life)- she lives happily ever after because she knows who she is. And who is she? She's a perosn who knows how to make the most out of situation she doesn't like. And she is a person who knows how to accept magic. She doesnt' question or doubt the magic-what woudl she gain by that? She knows that miracles are part of life, which indded they are. Miracles happen every day, and life is full of magic. Plotting nad scheming nad conniving, like the stepsisters do, makes life less enjoyable. It makes life drudgery and hard work, and then people become depressed and hopeless. We're all a little like Cinderella. Perhaps you're working very hard; perhaps you're treated unfairly. Sometimes you might feel all alone. The story of Cinderella reminds us to believe in magic and miracles. It reminds us that hard work can be pleasant and rewarding. Cinderella reminds us that there is comfort in making friends with nature, and that there probalby really is a fairy godmother watching over us. Finally, Cinderella reminds us that regardless of our circumstances, we can liver happily ever after, even if there are setbacks along the way." pg 73

"I think people live happily ever after because of how they live each moment. I think miracles do happend that can completely turn one's life around, and it's good to be open to the little miracles that happen in our lives. The stepsisters tried so hard to make their life different...." Pg 74

"Prince Charming has something to teach us, too. He didnt' want just any women; he only wanted the women who fit the glass slipper. Almost fittering wouldn't do! And it never does. When I look aroudn, I see that far too many people settle for less than what they want-oout of fear that the right one can't be foudn, that the right house can't be foudn, that the right job can't be foudn, that the right relationsihp can't be found" Pg 74