“Your insecurity is when you compare your polaroid with someone else's glamour shot.”

“Happiness comes from within. It is not dependent on external things or on other people. You become vulnerable and can be easily hurt when your feelings of security and happiness depend on the behavior and actions of other people. Never give your power to anyone else.”

“Your most vauluable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.”

“If you don't set goals for yourself, you are doomed to achieve the goals of someone else.”

“Sometimes it is easier when you can't see your hands or your arms. Sometimes it's easier when you don't try. Because it's too hard to talk when you are trying . . too hard to say what you feel inside.”

“Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.”

“You can make up your own story when you look at a photo.”