It's not about what you [i]need[/i], my friend. There is very little any of actually need.

Validation is what you [i]want[/i]. It's what keeps you fighting, pushes you through the day. It's the light that pulls you from the deep, the sound that leads you from the shadow, the feeling that tears from the despair that grips us all. Without it, you are nothing. You exist, you survive, but for naught.

Validation is not what you need. It's what you [i]are[/i].