My dear,
Your goal in life shouldn’t be to quiet down the people who tell you you’re worth crap, that’s terribly hard to keep doing all the time, and nearly impossible. It’s much easier to grow and learn how to ignore them. It’s much easier to focus on what moves you, and the people who are moved by the same things (you know, the people who understand and appreciate your motions).
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
Falsely yours,
Theodor Seuss Geisel