“Betrayal converts our innocence to wisdom if we can let go of pain, bitterness, and fear and create enough self-love and safety for ourselves to allow it to do so.”

“I watched love and life play out in a million ways, but one of the best things I learned was this: You don't outrun pain.”

“What we believe as human nature in actuality is human habit.”

“Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy.”

“Being idolized and being torn down felt oddly similar. They both made me feel alone.Friendship and trust should be earned, and when you're famous, people seem to want to give them to you whether yo...”

“My innocence is not lostit has been converted into wisdom. The sensation we call "breaking" is the pain that comes from resisting the truth. Life broke parts of me that needed to fall away for me t...”

“I have a love-hate relationship with performing.”

“Talking is the voice of human, singing is the voice of soul.”

“Its easy to sing the song, but to pray the lyrics from deep within thats worship!”

“The song just started again, and now I sang it, too. "These strong hands belong to you..." I found a place between two men. The first was about my age, maybe a little younger, with high cheekbones ...”