Lessons Learned Quotes

When I was six, I spilled hot water, slipped, and burned my face. My face was ruined. My parents learned their lesson and never let my younger sister do housework. To everyone they met, they praised her beauty, her charm. They turned to me with nothing but disdain. When I was ten, I had a high fever. They didn't think much of it and let it drag on until my brain was damaged, leaving me slow and dull. They learned their lesson again. From then on, if my sister so much as coughed, they would rush her to the hospital in the dead of night, showering her with care. I was like a failed experiment. Every mistake they made with me, they corrected for her. I was ugly, silent, dim-witted, unwanted. She was beautiful, sweet-talking, clever, adored by all. When I was diagnosed with depression, I gathered what little courage I had and told them. Mom lashed out, called me sick in the head, and accused me of being petty. If I was so capable, she said, I might as well die. It wasn't until my sister pushed me off a high-rise that they found out, by sheer accident, that she wasn't their child at all. I was their one and only biological child.

Deinna Amalia is a walking daydream. Maganda, mabait, masunurin at higit sa lahat, masayahin. She grew up in a very loving home. Her Mama and Papa were loving parents. She spend her childhood and teenage years having her parents, and when her dad left her, it became to uneasy for her and for her family to recover. She's a very sentimental person. She also values marriage and love. She has her own principles. When a man suddenly came into her quiet life, her life changed. Craile Arvin , a known- businessman asks her for marriage. . . A business marriage. A marriage for the sake of his shares on their companies. No love involved; no affection at all. Sa pagdating niya sa buhay ni Amalia ay natutunan ng dalaga na maaari rin pala siyang umibig kahit na sa umpisa'y wala siyang nararamdaman para sa lalaki. She also learned the feeling of being hurt by someone you love. She learned that love is not always about the dreams; that love is also about nightmares. She's a walking daydream, but what if she's also a walking nightmare? Well, wether she's a dream or a nightmare, she'll be love by her man. “I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream.“

Clementine, a merciful, yet dangerous woman. She was destined to dethrone her father, but her father took the first action to assassinate her. She went through a lot of hardship and met someone that she loved, but betrayed by him. She was destroyed, but she did not give up. She learned her true identity and fulfill her destiny. She fight for everyone and successfully fulfilled her duties. She was broken, but someone made her fall in love again.

Lies, deceit and darkness lead Esmerelda on a journey through dimensions where she faces a world she never knew existed. Dark lords, aliens, and vampires await as she struggles to save her friend from the vampires by aligning with aliens who she later learned were cannibals! Through it all, she's finally reunited with Lance... but what about Killian? The thrills, suspense, and romance continue in "Beyond the Portal", book 3 of the Esmerelda Sleuth, Paranormal Investigator series.

Autumn Simeons had loved Damian McLaren for as long as she could remember. From childhood to their teenage years, he was her safe place, the one person who made life feel lighter. But while Damian came from wealth and privilege, Autumn’s life was far simpler—and his heart seemed to belong to someone else. She kept her feelings hidden, choosing to be the best friend he could rely on. That fragile balance broke when Damian got a girlfriend who saw Autumn as a threat. Tension grew until, without warning, Damian cut her out of his life completely. One day they were inseparable; the next, he treated her like a stranger. Months later, fate intervened when Damian’s mother, worried about his slipping grades, asked Autumn to tutor him—unaware of the rift between them. Both protested, but their parents insisted. Now, forced into the same space, Autumn must face the boy she still loves, who seems to resent her presence. His girlfriend’s shadow hangs over every exchange, and unspoken history simmers beneath the surface. As old feelings resurface, Autumn realizes some lessons can’t be taught from books—they live in stolen glances, unsaid words, and memories that refuse to fade.

Ayon kay Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you—na siyang isinasabuhay ko. I only have my mother and my two friends, Charlynn and Reisha. My mother works for Charlynn's family. We are not really poor and definitely we're also not rich but we're living comfortably. Nevertheless, I am contented with my life. But, after meeting the man that I like, I started to dream for more. I started to ask for more just to equal his riches even though I know for sure that it was impossible. Life is meaningful. Full of life lessons, full of challenges, and battles that you need to surpass. Pero no'ng nawala sa akin si Mama, iyon ang hindi ko kinaya. Sinisi ko sa lahat ang pagkawala niya. Nagtanim ako ng galit sa pamilya na tinuturing kong pangalawa kong pamilya. And he was there, just accepting my madness. But, what if everything that I believed was all a lie? Paano kung lahat ng sinisi ko, maling tao? Would I be able to get to his life again? Or our memory will remain just like how we first met? Dark.

Once upon a time, they were friends. But high school changed everything. Ethan Cole became the untouchable king of the rink: star hockey forward, party legend, and the guy who now treats Mia Harper like trash. Popularity went to his head, and the boy she used to know vanished. Mia, meanwhile, is the quiet overachiever buried in books and AP classes—the virgin nerd who's never even been kissed, let alone anything more. When Ethan's GPA threatens to bench him from the team right before playoffs, desperation forces him to swallow his pride and approach the one person who can help him. The deal is simple: Mia tutors him in exchange for "experience." Kisses. Touches. Lessons in everything she's curious about but too shy to chase on her own. But old memories have a way of thawing even the coldest hearts. Late-night study sessions turn heated and the line between fake intimacy and real vulnerability blurs fast. Can two people who started as enemies rewrite their story... or will the ice between them stay frozen forever? [CONTENT WARNING: This book contains explicit sexual content and is intended for mature readers 18+ only. All characters are consenting adults over the age of 18.]

Beatrice Buenaventura only wants to know who she really is and having a baby was not part of her plan but because of that blurry night she couldn't do anything about it anymore. She still couldn't believe that that one night changes her whole life like she's riding a roller coaster. When they learned about her pregnancy the grandmother of the man Tim Salvatore wants them to get married. Everything that she planned changes as she carries the CEO's heir.

Selene Catherine is a girl who grew and learned to build walls at a very young age. Her imperfect parents with her brother and her mean aunt became Selene's everyday struggle until she felt something that will change her and her situation even worse. As she fights secretly in her battle, there comes this guy named Philip who saw her transparently in their little to unstoppable rendezvous. By the time the camera of their lives will not be able to capture the perfect ones, will they still take the courage to perform their last bow?

Juliet Shaw finally married her heart's desire, only to discover after the wedding that her husband had long been cheating on her, with one of her own students no less. She had planned to seek revenge, but unexpectedly met a sudden and unexpected death. Having died once, she learned from her experiences. With a calm mind, Juliet Shaw decided to confront the mistress and even seduced her boyfriend. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—it's only fair!