“We watch her walk into the spotlight shes been been hiding from most of her life. Sure, friendship is all about believing in someone so hard they believe it, too. Sure, its about trust. But if anyo...”

“Being different is the only way to live”

“Its when Im around some people that my entire vocabulary goes on vacation. Like now”

“Dad and I leave town in the early dark. It's the second Sunday of the holidays, and we pack up the old blue car with enough clothes for summer and hit the road. It's so early he's wiping hills of s...”

“I didnt say you werent smart. I said you were stupid.I guess Im too dumb to see the difference.”

“Sometimes I wish I was a guy. Lifes so much easier for them.”

“Planning and perseverance will bring your mission to fruition.”

“Self-discipline is often disguised as short-term pain, which often leads to long-term gains. The mistake many of us make is the need and want for short-term gains (immediate gratification), which o...”

“I get it! Something painful happens and that hate flares within and sticks around. Hate keeps the pain; forgiveness let's it go. Hate breeds poison, forgiveness breeds peace. When you chain yoursel...”

“How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.”

“Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied.”

“What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever.”