“Young girl, don't cryI'll be right here when your world starts to fallYoung girl, it's alrightYour tears will dry, you'll soon be free to flyWhen you're safe inside your room, you tend to dreamOf a place where nothing's harder than it seemsNo one ever wants or bothers to explainOf the heartache life can bring and what it meansWhen there's no one else, look inside yourselfLike your oldest friend, just trust the voice withinThen you'll find the strength that will guide your wayYou'll learn to begin to trust the voice withinYoung girl, don't hideYou'll never change if you just run awayYoung girl, just hold tightSoon you're gonna see your brighter dayNow in a world where innocence is quickly claimedIt's so hard to stand your ground when you're so afraidNo one reaches out a hand for you to holdWhen you look outside, look inside to your soulWhen there's no one else, look inside yourselfLike your oldest friend, just trust the voice withinThen you'll find the strength that will guide your wayIf you will learn to begin to trust the voice withinLife is a journeyIt can take you anywhere you choose to goAs long as you're learningYou'll find all you'll ever need to knowBe strongYou'll break itHold onYou'll make itBe strongJust don't forsake it becauseHold onNo one can tell you what you can't doNo one can stop you, you know that I'm talking to youWhen there's no one else, look inside yourselfLike your oldest friend, just trust the voice withinThen you'll find the strength that will guide your wayYou'll learn to begin to trust the voice withinYoung girl, don't cry, I'll be right hereWhen your world starts to fall”

“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it- memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.”

“Don't go home with that magic man! I wanted to shake my Walkman, warn the Heart girls to run away. Don't trust him! He might be magic, but he's not very nice! He says he just wants to get high awhile, but he'll get you so high you can't come back down. He'll make you stay inside so long, it hurts your eyes to go out, so you'll spend whole years wasting away in his mansion. You'll lose your sense of time. You'll lose your appetite. When your mama cries on the phone, you won't understand a word she's saying. You'll just tell her, "Try to understand." And Mrs. Wilson isn't falling for that shit. Ann! Nance! Get the hell out of there. One smile from that magic man and you're done. You'll be so fucking magic, you won't be real anymore. He'll even set your lipgloss on fire.”

“A guy out there was meant to be the love of your life, your best friend, your soul mate, the one you can tell your dreams to. He'll brush the hair out of your eyes. Send you flowers when you least expect it. He'll stare at you during the movies, even though he paid $8 to see it. He'll call to say goodnight or just cause he's missing you. He'll look in your eyes and tell you, you're the most beautiful girl in the world, and for the first times in your life, you'll believe it.”

“When you have a good friend that really cares for you and tries to stick in there with you, you treat them like nothing. Learn to be a good friend because one day you're gonna look up and say I lost a good friend. Learn how to be respectful to your friends, don't just start arguments with them and don't tell them the reason, always remember your friends will be there quicker than your family. Learn to remember you got great friends, don't forget that and they will always care for you no matter what. Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.”

“So don't stop moving forward. For a while, you may feel as though you're taking two steps forward, one step back. And there may be some personal heartache along the way. But when you look your little ones in the eye, you will find your voice and take a stand for them. We are their voices. And we must have the courage to stand up for them, whatever the odds or however powerful the opposition might be.”