“always remember that it is progress, not perfection, you should be looking for.”

“But like many who are lonely, I was more preoccupied with others than were those who lived to socialize...Everyone I hated was always with me, even when I was alone. They had to be, for I had to remember what and why I hated in order to remind myself to stay away from them.”

“Have you ever been in a conflict with someone who thought he was wrong. If you are not wrong, then you will be willing to consider how you might be mistaken.”

“Because if you are the mess, you can clean it. Improvement doesn't depend on others.”

“If you see people of a particular race or culture as objects, your view of them is racist, whatever your color or lack of color or you power or lack of power.”

“Bruises heal more quickly than emotional scars do.”

“Seeing an equal person as an inferior object is an act of violence”