“You know, there was a part of me that was so defiant, and a part of me that was so ashamed, and I really couldn’t say which was which at any given point in time. ”

“What we're saying today is that you're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.”

“If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.”

“I am so sad. I am so sad it makes me heavier than the sum of my parts. I shift, restless, but it doesn’t help. It’s like—time. All this time in here is on me, has its hooks in me. Maybe if I sleep more, I’ll wake up and I’ll feel different, but I can’t. The storm is really happening now and it makes the room feel emptier. Makes me feel emptier.”

“I have this deep need to bond with real blood relatives, but I feel like I'm not really a part of either of my families.”

“You either have to be part of the solution, or you're going to be part of the problem.”

“I am so sad it makes me heavier than the sum of my parts.”