ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 09: Singer-songwriter Jill Scott performs on stage during the 2017 ONE Music Fest at Lakewood Amphitheatre on September 9, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
For many people, the hardest part about ending a relationship isn’t just the loss of love, it’s the fear that you’ll never find it again. Jill Scott knows a little something about love and loss, having recently filed for divorce for a second time. But despite ending two marriages and parting ways with her son’s father, the singer has never lost hope that she will experience love again with the right man and that should be an inspiration to us all.
Whether you’re looking for love or recovering from the loss of it, these 10 quotes are a reminder of why you should never settle or lose hope that you can have the love you seek.
“No matter how old I get, I’ll still make mistakes; some more apparent than others but NOTHING has or will stop me from believing in Love or the beauty that derives from it. NOTHING.”
“Everybody’s looking for love, and you want to love somebody and be loved in return.”
“Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn’t die. Love is unyielding. It’s going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up.”
“I’m looking for someone who works as hard as I do. Who loves their work as much as I do, so at the end of the night we have something real to talk about, something exciting that makes our blood flow and boil.”
“If you can’t help me grow, there’s no point with you being in my life.”
“At my aunt’s funeral, I promised myself that I wouldn’t be bound by the belief that I’m supposed to stay in anything – whether it’s a relationship, a job, a house, or a circumstance – if it makes me miserable. She gave me the courage to find my own happiness.”
“I do want love. Genuine love.”
“Just because you loved and lost doesn’t mean stop loving. If you have a nightmare, does it mean you stop dreaming?”
“I need my man to be my homie.”
“There are Black marriages that are still going strong 40 years later. You hear so many myths that there aren’t any people making it, but there are. As long as there are some, there’s hope.”
